Knowde Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
- Polymer Name
- Plastics & Elastomers Functions
- Technologies
- Product Families
Features & Benefits
- Materials Features
- Benefits
- Excellent combination of toughness, stiffness, fatigue strength and creep resistance (spring material).
- Good moisture and chemical resistance.
- Useful in a wide temperature range.
- Resistant to thermal and oxidative degradation.
- Good resistance to stress relaxation.
- Good friction and wear properties.
- Low gas and vapor permeability.
- Tight tolerances and good dimensional stability of finished details.
- Qualities with different fillers and additives are available to suit different purposes.
Applications & Uses
- Applications
- Plastics & Elastomers End Uses
- Applications
- Impellers.
- Plain bearings.
- Fine mechanical.
- General Industry
- Life-science.
- Medtech.
- Food Industry.
Properties
- Typical Properties
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Density | 1.41 | g/cm3 | ISO 1183-1 |
| Water Absorption (immersed in water 24/96h at +23°C) | 20, 37 | mg | ISO 62 |
| Water Absorption (immersed in water 24/96h at +23°C) | 0.24, 0.45 | % | - |
| Water Absorption (when saturated in air +23°C / 50%RH) | 0.2 | % | ISO 62 |
| Water Absorption (when saturated in water +23°C) | 0.8 | - | ISO 62 |
| Melting temperature (DSC, +10°C/min) | 165.0 | °C | ISO 11357-1/-3 |
| Thermal conductivity (23°C) | 0.31 | W / (Km) | - |
| Length Extension Coefficient (23°C - 100°C) | 0.000125 | m / (mK) | - |
| Temperature Dependent Deflection (1.8MPa) | 100.0 | °C | ISO 75-1/-2 |
| Max. Operating Temperature in Air (Short Time) | 140.0 | °C | - |
| Max. Operating Temperature in Air (min 5000/20000h) | 115/100 | °C | - |
| Minimum Service Temperature | -50.0 | °C | - |
| Flammability (Oxygen Index) | 15.0 | % | ISO 4589-1 /-2 |
| Flammability (UL 94, 3/6 mm thickness) | HB/HB | - | - |
| Breaking Strength | 66.0 | MPa | ISO 527-1/2 |
| Tensile Strength | 66.0 | MPa | ISO 527-1/2 |
| Tensile Stress (Yield Strength) | 20.0 | MPa | ISO 527-1/2 |
| Tensile Stress (Elongation at Break) | 50.0 | % | ISO 527-1/2 |
| Tensile Stress (Traction Module) | 2800.0 | MPa | ISO 527-1/2 |
| Compression (compression at 1/2/5% deformation) | 23, 40, 72 | MPa | ISO 604 |
| Charpy Impact Test Uncut | No Crime | kJ/m2 | ISO 179-1 / 1eU |
| Charpy Impact Test Scored | 8.0 | kJ/m2 | ISO 179-1 / 1eU |
| Cultivation Hardening | 140.0 | N/mm2 | ISO 2039-1 |
| Rockwell Hardness | M84 | - | ISO 2039-2 |
| Electrical Impact Resistance | 20.0 | kV / mm | IEC 60243-1 |
| Volume Resistivity | min. 10E 14 | Ohm.cm | IEC 60093 |
| Surface Resistivity | min. 10E13 | Ohm | IEC 60093 |
| Relative Permittivity (100Hz) | 3.8 | - | IEC 60250 |
| Relative Permittivity (1MHz) | 3.8 | - | IEC 60250 |
| Electrical Loss Factor Tan δ (100 MHz) | 0.003 | - | IEC 60250 |
| Electrical Loss Factor Tan δ (1 MHz) | 0.008 | - | IEC 60250 |
| Creep Current Index (CTI) | 600.0 | - | IEC 60112 |
Technical Details & Test Data
- Restrictions
- Attacked by strong mineral acids (pH below 4).
- Degraded by UV radiation in unpigmented condition.
- Approved for contact with food.
- Hard to glue with itself or other materials.
- Should not be used in electrical applications above + 70 ° C.
- Elongation should not exceed 2-4%.
- High combustion rate, dangerous gas is formed.
- Sensitive to criminal instructions.
- Homopolymer should not be used in alkaline environments (pH above 9).