ULTEM™ Resin 1010GCR3
Plastic Granules
ULTEM™ Resin 1010GCR3 Unreinforced PEI Resin with 30% PCR Content
ULTEM™ Resin 1010GCR3 is an unreinforced PEI resin with 30% PCR content and bio-based options. It offers 217°C Tg, high flow, low warpage, and strong dimensional stability. Ideal for thin-wall, high-heat, electrical, and precision molded parts.
Associated Documents
TDS - Global
Typical property data
Physical Properties
- Specific Gravity: 1.27 (ASTM D792)
- Density: 1.27 g/cm³ (ISO 1183)
- Melt Flow Rate, 337°C/6.7 kgf: 25 g/10 min (ASTM D1238)
- Melt Volume Rate, 360°C/5 kgf: 42 cm³/10 min (ISO 1133)
- Melt Volume Rate, 340°C/5 kgf: 17 cm³/10 min (ISO 1133)
- Water Absorption, 23°C/24 hrs: 0.22% (ASTM D570)
- Moisture Absorption, 23°C/50% RH/24 hrs: 0.07% (ISO 62-4)
- Mold Shrinkage, Flow: 0.6% (SABIC Method)
- Mold Shrinkage, Cross Flow: 0.67% (SABIC Method)
Mechanical Properties
- Tensile Stress, Yield, Type I, 50 mm/min: 112 MPa (ASTM D638)
- Tensile Strain, Yield, Type I, 50 mm/min: 6.5% (ASTM D638)
- Tensile Strain, Break, Type I, 50 mm/min: 18% (ASTM D638)
- Tensile Modulus, 5 mm/min: 3282 MPa (ASTM D638)
- Flexural Strength, 1.3 mm/min, 50 mm span: 165 MPa (ASTM D790)
- Flexural Modulus, 1.3 mm/min, 50 mm span: 3330 MPa (ASTM D790)
- Tensile Stress, Yield, 50 mm/min: 113 MPa (ISO 527)
- Tensile Stress, Break, 50 mm/min: 82 MPa (ISO 527)
- Tensile Strain, Yield, 50 mm/min: 6.5% (ISO 527)
- Tensile Strain, Break, 50 mm/min: 18% (ISO 527)
- Tensile Modulus, 1 mm/min: 3147 MPa (ISO 527)
- Flexural Strength, 2 mm/min: 165 MPa (ISO 178)
- Flexural Modulus, 2 mm/min: 3274 MPa (ISO 178)
Impact Properties
- Izod Impact, Notched, 23°C: 32 J/m (ASTM D256)
- Izod Impact, Unnotched, 23°C: 1603 J/m (ASTM D4812)
- Izod Impact, Notched, -30°C: 40 J/m (ASTM D256)
- Izod Impact, Unnotched, -30°C: 1493 J/m (ASTM D4812)
- Izod Impact, Notched, 80 × 10 × 4 mm, +23°C: 5 kJ/m² (ISO 180/1A)
- Izod Impact, Unnotched, 80 × 10 × 4 mm, +23°C: 87 kJ/m² (ISO 180/1U)
- Charpy Impact, V-Notch Edgewise, 23°C, 80 × 10 × 4 mm, sp = 62 mm: 3.6 kJ/m² (ISO 179/1eA)
- Charpy Impact, Unnotched Edgewise, 23°C, 80 × 10 × 4 mm, sp = 62 mm: 90 kJ/m² (ISO 179/1eU)
- Charpy Impact, V-Notch Edgewise, -30°C, 80 × 10 × 4 mm, sp = 62 mm: 3.5 kJ/m² (ISO 179/1eA)
- Charpy Impact, Unnotched Edgewise, -30°C, 80 × 10 × 4 mm, sp = 62 mm: 91 kJ/m² (ISO 179/1eU)
Thermal Properties
- Glass Transition Temperature, Tg: 217°C
- Heat Deflection Temperature, 0.45 MPa, 3.2 mm, Unannealed: 204°C (ASTM D648)
- Heat Deflection Temperature, 1.82 MPa, 3.2 mm, Unannealed: 189°C (ASTM D648)
- HDT/Bf, 0.45 MPa, Flatwise, 80 × 10 × 4 mm, sp = 64 mm: 206°C (ISO 75/Bf)
- HDT/Af, 1.8 MPa, Flatwise, 80 × 10 × 4 mm, sp = 64 mm: 191°C (ISO 75/Af)
- CTE, -40°C to 150°C, Flow: 5.3E-05 1/°C (ASTM E831)
- CTE, -40°C to 150°C, Cross Flow: 5.6E-05 1/°C (ASTM E831)
- CTE, 23°C to 150°C, Flow: 5.4E-05 1/°C (ISO 11359-2)
- CTE, 23°C to 150°C, Cross Flow: 5.6E-05 1/°C (ISO 11359-2)
- Vicat Softening Temperature, Rate B/50: 208°C (ASTM D1525)
- Vicat Softening Temperature, Rate B/120: 208°C (ASTM D1525)
- Vicat Softening Temperature, Rate B/50: 210°C (ISO 306)
- Vicat Softening Temperature, Rate B/120: 210°C (ISO 306)
Flame Characteristics
- Flame Retardant System: Non-halogenated flame retardant
- Smoke Performance: Low smoke and toxicity
- Corrosivity: Low corrosivity
Processing Parameters
- Drying Temperature: 140–150°C
- Drying Time: 4–6 hrs
- Drying Time, Cumulative: 24 hrs
- Maximum Moisture Content: 0.02%
- Melt Temperature: 350–410°C
- Nozzle Temperature: 345–405°C
- Front Zone 3 Temperature: 345–415°C
- Middle Zone 2 Temperature: 340–405°C
- Rear Zone 1 Temperature: 330–400°C
- Mold Temperature: 135–180°C
- Back Pressure: 0.3–0.7 MPa
- Screw Speed: 10–70 rpm
- Shot to Cylinder Size: 40–60%
- Vent Depth: 0.025–0.076 mm
Use & Applications
- Automotive
- building & construction
- consumer
- E&E
- healthcare
- industrial
- mass transportation
- packaging