ULTEM™ Resin 2120
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ULTEM™ Resin 2120 High-flow 10% Glass Fiber Reinforced
ULTEM™ Resin 2120 is a high-flow 10% glass fiber reinforced PEI resin. It delivers high stiffness, low shrinkage, UL 94 V-0 flame resistance at ≥0.5 mm, and heat performance up to 214°C HDT. Choose it for thin-wall, precise, high-temperature parts.
Associated Documents
TDS - Global
Typical property data
Physical Properties
- Density: 1.24 g/cm³ (ISO 1183)
- Specific Gravity: 1.34 (ASTM D792)
- Mold Shrinkage, Flow: 0.3 – 0.5% (SABIC method)
- Mold Shrinkage, Cross Flow: 0.3 – 0.5% (SABIC method)
- Melt Flow Rate, 337°C/6.7 kgf: 20 g/10 min (ASTM D1238)
- Melt Volume Rate, 337°C/6.7 kg: 12 cm³/10 min (ISO 1133)
Mechanical Properties
- Tensile Stress at Break, 5 mm/min: 124 MPa (ISO 527)
- Tensile Strain at Break, 5 mm/min: 4.2% (ISO 527)
- Tensile Modulus, 1 mm/min: 4960 MPa (ISO 527)
- Flexural Modulus, 2 mm/min: 4920 MPa (ISO 178)
- Flexural Stress at Break, 2 mm/min: 205 MPa (ISO 178)
- Tensile Modulus, 5 mm/min: 5100 MPa (ASTM D638)
- Tensile Strain at Break, Type I, 5 mm/min: 3% (ASTM D638)
- Tensile Stress at Break, Type I, 5 mm/min: 120 MPa (ASTM D638)
- Flexural Modulus, 1.3 mm/min, 50 mm span: 5100 MPa (ASTM D790)
- Flexural Stress at Yield, 1.3 mm/min, 50 mm span: 220 MPa (ASTM D790)
- Flexural Stress at Break, 1.3 mm/min, 50 mm span: 220 MPa (ASTM D790)
Impact Properties
- Izod Impact, Notched, 80 × 10 × 4 mm, +23°C: 4 kJ/m² (ISO 180/1A)
- Izod Impact, Notched, 80 × 10 × 4 mm, -30°C: 3.8 kJ/m² (ISO 180/1A)
- Izod Impact, Unnotched, 80 × 10 × 4 mm, +23°C: 28 kJ/m² (ISO 180/1U)
- Izod Impact, Unnotched, 80 × 10 × 4 mm, -30°C: 29 kJ/m² (ISO 180/1U)
- Charpy Impact, V-Notch Edgewise, 23°C: 2.6 kJ/m² (ISO 179/1eA)
- Charpy Impact, V-Notch Edgewise, -30°C: 2.7 kJ/m² (ISO 179/1eA)
- Charpy Impact, Unnotched Edgewise, 23°C: 31.7 kJ/m² (ISO 179/1eU)
- Charpy Impact, Unnotched Edgewise, -30°C: 33.2 kJ/m² (ISO 179/1eU)
- Izod Impact, Notched, 23°C: 50 J/m (ASTM D256)
- Izod Impact, Notched, -30°C: 45 J/m (ASTM D256)
- Izod Impact, Unnotched, 23°C: 510 J/m (ASTM D4812)
Thermal Properties
- Heat Deflection Temperature, HDT/Af, 1.8 MPa: 205°C (ISO 75/Af)
- Heat Deflection Temperature, HDT/Bf, 0.45 MPa: 214°C (ISO 75/Bf)
- Vicat Softening Temperature, Rate B/120: 218°C (ISO 306)
- Vicat Softening Temperature, Rate B/50: 215°C (ASTM D1525)
- Coefficient of Thermal Expansion, -40°C to 40°C, Flow: 3.15E-05 1/°C (ASTM E831)
- Coefficient of Thermal Expansion, -40°C to 40°C, Cross Flow: 5.92E-05 1/°C (ASTM E831)
- Relative Temperature Index, Electrical: 170°C (UL 746B)
- Relative Temperature Index, Mechanical with Impact: 170°C (UL 746B)
- Relative Temperature Index, Mechanical without Impact: 170°C (UL 746B)
- Glass Transition Temperature: 217°C
Electrical Properties
- Volume Resistivity: 1E+13 Ω·cm (ASTM D257)
- Comparative Tracking Index, CTI: PLC 4 (UL 746A)
- Dielectric Strength, in oil, 1.6 mm: 27 kV/mm (ASTM D149)
- Hot-Wire Ignition, HWI, PLC 1: ≥1.5 mm (UL 746A)
- Hot-Wire Ignition, HWI, PLC 2: ≥0.5 mm (UL 746A)
- High Amp Arc Ignition, HAI, PLC 0: ≥0.5 mm (UL 746A)
- High Voltage Arc Track Rate: PLC 3 (UL 746A)
Flame Characteristics
- UL Flame Rating: UL 94 V-0 at ≥0.5 mm (UL 94)
- Glow Wire Ignitability Temperature, GWIT, 3.0 mm: 825°C (IEC 60695-2-13)
- Glow Wire Ignitability Temperature, GWIT, 1.5 mm: 825°C (IEC 60695-2-13)
- Glow Wire Ignitability Temperature, GWIT, 0.5 mm: 825°C (IEC 60695-2-13)
- Glow Wire Flammability Index, GWFI, 3.0 mm: 960°C (IEC 60695-2-12)
- Glow Wire Flammability Index, GWFI, 1.5 mm: 960°C (IEC 60695-2-12)
- Glow Wire Flammability Index, GWFI, 0.5 mm: 960°C (IEC 60695-2-12)
Processing Parameters
- Drying Temperature: 150°C
- Drying Time: 4 – 6 hrs
- Cumulative Drying Time: 24 hrs
- Maximum Moisture Content: 0.02%
- Melt Temperature: 350 – 400°C
- Nozzle Temperature: 345 – 400°C
- Front Zone 3 Temperature: 345 – 400°C
- Middle Zone 2 Temperature: 340 – 400°C
- Rear Zone 1 Temperature: 330 – 400°C
- Mold Temperature: 135 – 165°C
- Back Pressure: 0.3 – 0.7 MPa
- Screw Speed: 40 – 70 rpm
- Shot to Cylinder Size: 40 – 60%
- Vent Depth: 0.025 – 0.076 mm
Use & Applications
- automotive under-hood
- automotive lighting
- electrical components
- semiconductors
- electronic material handling
- rail applications