Knowde Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
- Chemical Family
- Composite Materials Functions
- Technologies
- Product Type
Polyphenylene Sulfide Thermoplastic Bulk Molding Compound
Features & Benefits
- Materials Features
- Product Highlights
- Rapid processing
- Allows easy fabrication of complex shapes
- Easily processible with compression molding or thermforming processes
- Fire-retardant resin system, surpasses 35/35 OSU requirements
- Excellent solvent resistance
- Low void content with good structural performance
- Ambient temperature storage
- Resin system has a Tg of 90°C (194°F)
- Remoldable
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Composites Processing Methods
- Recommended Applications
- Launch
- Space & Satellite
- Aircraft Interiors
- Aerostructures
- Metal to composite replacement
- Interior structures
- Automotive underhood Applicationss
- Oil & Gas gaskets and pipe
- Aircraft brackets and structures
- Secondary access doors and enclosures
Properties
- Physical Form
- Mechanical Properties
- Thermal Properties
- Typical Properties
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Compressive Modulus | 3.0 (0.43) | Gpa (Msi) | — |
| Compressive Strength | 148 (21.5) | MPa (Ksi) | — |
| Elongation at Yield | 3 | % | — |
| Flexural Modulus | 3.7 (0.54) | Gpa (Msi) | — |
| Flexural Strength | 125 (18.1) | MPa (Ksi) | — |
| Izod Notched | 15.6 (7.4) | kJ/m2 (ftlb/in2) | — |
| Izod Unnotched | 199 (94.6) | kJ/m2 (ftlb/in2) | — |
| Poisson’s Ratio | 0.36 | — | — |
| Tensile Modulus | 3.8 (0.551) | Gpa (Msi) | — |
| Tensile Strength | 90.3 (13.1) | MPa (Ksi) | — |
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| CET | 52.2 (29) | ppm/°C (ppm/°F) | — |
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Density | 1.35 | g/cc | — |
| Flammability | V-0 | — | — |
| Melt Temperature | 280 (536) | °C (°F) | — |
| Moisture Absorption | max. 1 | % | — |
| Recommended Processing Temperature | 330 (625) | °C (°F) | — |
Storage & Handling
- Shelf Life
- Indefinite at 25°C (77°F)