ULTEM™ Resin 2220
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ULTEM™ Resin 2220 High-flow 20% Glass Fiber Reinforced Polyetherimide
ULTEM™ Resin 2220 is a high-flow, 20% glass fiber reinforced PEI resin. It offers high stiffness, 210°C HDT, UL 94 V-0 at ≥0.5 mm, and strong dimensional stability for thin-wall, high-heat electrical and automotive parts.
Associated Documents
TDS - Global Data Sheet
Typical property data
Physical Properties
- Density: 1.4 g/cm³ (ISO 1183)
- Specific Gravity: 1.4 (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: 14 g/10 min (ASTM D1238)
- Melt Volume Rate, 337°C/6.7 kg: 8 cm³/10 min (ISO 1133)
Mechanical Properties
- Tensile Stress at Yield, 5 mm/min: 150 MPa (ISO 527)
- Tensile Stress at Break, 5 mm/min: 148 MPa (ISO 527)
- Tensile Strain at Yield, 5 mm/min: 3.7% (ISO 527)
- Tensile Strain at Break, 5 mm/min: 3.9% (ISO 527)
- Tensile Modulus, 1 mm/min: 6800 MPa (ISO 527)
- Flexural Modulus, 2 mm/min: 7000 MPa (ISO 178)
- Flexural Stress at Break, 2 mm/min: 240 MPa (ISO 178)
- Tensile Modulus, 5 mm/min: 7700 MPa (ASTM D638)
- Tensile Strain at Break, Type I, 5 mm/min: 3.3% (ASTM D638)
- Tensile Stress at Break, Type I, 5 mm/min: 160 MPa (ASTM D638)
- Flexural Modulus, 1.3 mm/min, 50 mm span: 7600 MPa (ASTM D790)
- Flexural Stress at Yield, 1.3 mm/min, 50 mm span: 250 MPa (ASTM D790)
- Flexural Stress at Break, 1.3 mm/min, 50 mm span: 250 MPa (ASTM D790)
Impact Properties
- Izod Impact, Notched, +23°C, 80 × 10 × 4 mm: 6 kJ/m² (ISO 180/1A)
- Izod Impact, Notched, -30°C, 80 × 10 × 4 mm: 6 kJ/m² (ISO 180/1A)
- Izod Impact, Unnotched, +23°C, 80 × 10 × 4 mm: 34 kJ/m² (ISO 180/1U)
- Izod Impact, Unnotched, -30°C, 80 × 10 × 4 mm: 34 kJ/m² (ISO 180/1U)
- Charpy Impact, V-Notched, +23°C: 4 kJ/m² (ISO 179/1eA)
- Charpy Impact, V-Notched, -30°C: 4 kJ/m² (ISO 179/1eA)
- Charpy Impact, Unnotched, +23°C: 39 kJ/m² (ISO 179/1eU)
- Charpy Impact, Unnotched, -30°C: 39 kJ/m² (ISO 179/1eU)
- Izod Impact, Notched, +23°C: 60 J/m (ASTM D256)
- Izod Impact, Notched, -30°C: 55 J/m (ASTM D256)
- Izod Impact, Unnotched, +23°C: 580 J/m (ASTM D4812)
Thermal Properties
- Heat Deflection Temperature, HDT/Af, 1.8 MPa: 210°C (ISO 75/Af)
- Heat Deflection Temperature, HDT/Bf, 0.45 MPa: 215°C (ISO 75/Bf)
- Heat Deflection Temperature, 1.82 MPa, 3.2 mm, unannealed: 210°C (ASTM D648)
- Vicat Softening Temperature, Rate B/120: 225°C (ISO 306)
- Vicat Softening Temperature, Rate B/50: 220°C (ASTM D1525)
- Coefficient of Thermal Expansion, -40°C to 40°C, Flow: 1.6E-05 1/°C (ASTM E831)
- Coefficient of Thermal Expansion, -40°C to 40°C, Cross Flow: 5.34E-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
Optical Properties
- Appearance: Opaque
- Colorability: Custom colored
Electrical Properties
- Hot-Wire Ignition, HWI PLC 2: ≥0.5 mm (UL 746A)
- Hot-Wire Ignition, HWI PLC 1: ≥1.5 mm (UL 746A)
- High Amp Arc Ignition, HAI PLC 0: 0.5 mm (UL 746A)
- High Voltage Arc Tracking Rate: PLC 3 (UL 746A)
- Volume Resistivity: 1E+13 Ω·cm (ASTM D257)
- Dielectric Strength, in Oil, 1.6 mm: 27 kV/mm (ASTM D149)
- Dielectric Strength, in Air, 1.6 mm: 27 kV/mm (ASTM D149)
- Comparative Tracking Index, UL: PLC 4 (UL 746A)
Flame Characteristics
- UL Recognized 94V-0 Flame Class Rating: ≥0.5 mm (UL 94)
- Glow Wire Ignitability Temperature, 3.0 mm: 825°C (IEC 60695-2-13)
- Glow Wire Ignitability Temperature, 1.5 mm: 825°C (IEC 60695-2-13)
- Glow Wire Ignitability Temperature, 0.5 mm: 825°C (IEC 60695-2-13)
- Glow Wire Flammability Index, 3.0 mm: 960°C (IEC 60695-2-12)
- Glow Wire Flammability Index, 1.5 mm: 960°C (IEC 60695-2-12)
- Glow Wire Flammability Index, 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
- semiconductor handling
- rail applications