ULTEM™ Resin 2300
Plastic Granules
ULTEM™ Resin 2300 Standard Flow 30% Glass Fiber Reinforced
ULTEM™ Resin 2300 is a 30% glass fiber reinforced PEI resin. It offers high stiffness, heat resistance, low shrinkage, and UL94 V-0/5VA flame performance. Choose it for precise, durable, high-temperature engineering parts.
Associated Documents
TDS - Global Data Sheet
Typical property data
Physical Properties
- Density: 1.51 g/cm³ (ISO 1183)
- Specific Gravity: 1.51 (ASTM D792)
- Moisture Absorption, 23°C / 50% RH / 24 hrs: 0.1% (ISO 62-4)
- Moisture Absorption, 23°C / 50% RH / Equilibrium: 0.6% (ISO 62-4)
- Water Absorption, 23°C / 24 hrs: 0.16% (ISO 62-1)
- Water Absorption, 23°C / Saturated: 0.9% (ISO 62-1)
- Water Absorption, 23°C / 24 hrs: 0.16% (ASTM D570)
- Water Absorption, 23°C / Saturated: 0.9% (ASTM D570)
- Melt Volume Rate, 360°C / 5.0 kg: 6 cm³/10 min (ISO 1133)
- Melt Flow Rate, 337°C / 6.6 kgf: 5 g/10 min (ASTM D1238)
- Mold Shrinkage, Flow, 3.2 mm: 0.2–0.4% (SABIC method)
Mechanical Properties
- Tensile Stress at Break, 5 mm/min: 175 MPa (ISO 527)
- Tensile Strain at Break, 5 mm/min: 2.4% (ISO 527)
- Tensile Modulus, 1 mm/min: 10,500 MPa (ISO 527)
- Flexural Stress at Break, 2 mm/min: 240 MPa (ISO 178)
- Flexural Modulus, 2 mm/min: 9,600 MPa (ISO 178)
- Ball Indentation Hardness, H358/30: 165 MPa (ISO 2039-1)
- Rockwell Hardness: M110 (ISO 2039-2)
- Taber Abrasion, CS-17, 1 kg: 20 mg/1000 cycles (SABIC method)
Impact Properties
- Notched Izod Impact, 80 × 10 × 4 mm, +23°C: 10 kJ/m² (ISO 180/1A)
- Notched Izod Impact, 80 × 10 × 4 mm, -30°C: 10 kJ/m² (ISO 180/1A)
- Notched Izod Impact, 23°C: 90 J/m (ASTM D256)
- Notched Izod Impact, -30°C: 80 J/m (ASTM D256)
- Unnotched Izod Impact, 80 × 10 × 4 mm, +23°C: 40 kJ/m² (ISO 180/1U)
- Unnotched Izod Impact, 80 × 10 × 4 mm, -30°C: 40 kJ/m² (ISO 180/1U)
- Unnotched Izod Impact, 23°C: 600 J/m (ASTM D4812)
- Unnotched Izod Impact, -30°C: 600 J/m (ASTM D4812)
- Charpy Impact, V-Notch, 23°C: 10 kJ/m² (ISO 179/1eA)
- Charpy Impact, V-Notch, -30°C: 10 kJ/m² (ISO 179/1eA)
- Charpy Impact, Unnotched, 23°C: 40 kJ/m² (ISO 179/1eU)
- Charpy Impact, Unnotched, -30°C: 40 kJ/m² (ISO 179/1eU)
- Reverse Notched Izod Impact, 3.2 mm: 470 J/m (ASTM D256)
Thermal Properties
- HDT/Bf, 0.45 MPa, flatwise: 215°C (ISO 75/Bf)
- HDT/Af, 1.8 MPa, flatwise: 210°C (ISO 75/Af)
- HDT, 0.45 MPa, 3.2 mm, unannealed: 215°C (ASTM D648)
- HDT, 0.45 MPa, 6.4 mm, unannealed: 212°C (ASTM D648)
- HDT, 1.82 MPa, 3.2 mm, unannealed: 211°C (ASTM D648)
- HDT, 1.82 MPa, 6.4 mm, unannealed: 210°C (ASTM D648)
- Vicat Softening Temperature, Rate A/50: 225°C (ISO 306)
- Vicat Softening Temperature, Rate B/120: 220°C (ISO 306)
- Vicat Softening Temperature, Rate B/50: 213°C (ISO 306)
- Coefficient of Thermal Expansion, Flow, -40°C to 150°C: 1.8E-05 1/°C (ISO 11359-2)
- Coefficient of Thermal Expansion, Crossflow, -40°C to 150°C: 4.8E-05 1/°C (ISO 11359-2)
- Coefficient of Thermal Expansion, Flow, -20°C to 150°C: 1.8E-05 1/°C (ASTM E831)
- Coefficient of Thermal Expansion, Crossflow, -20°C to 150°C: 4.8E-05 1/°C (ASTM E831)
- Thermal Conductivity: 0.31 W/m·°C (ISO 8302)
- Ball Pressure Test, 125°C ± 2°C: PASS (IEC 60695-10-2)
- Relative Temperature Index, Electrical: 180°C (UL 746B)
- Relative Temperature Index, Mechanical with Impact: 170°C (UL 746B)
- Relative Temperature Index, Mechanical without Impact: 180°C (UL 746B)
- Glass Transition Temperature: 217°C stated in description
Electrical Properties
- Volume Resistivity: 1E+15 Ω·cm (IEC 60093)
- Surface Resistivity, ROA: >1E+15 Ω (IEC 60093)
- Volume Resistivity: 3.E+16 Ω·cm (ASTM D257)
- Dielectric Strength in Oil, 0.8 mm: 35 kV/mm (IEC 60243-1)
- Dielectric Strength in Oil, 1.6 mm: 26 kV/mm (IEC 60243-1)
- Dielectric Strength in Oil, 3.2 mm: 15 kV/mm (IEC 60243-1)
- Dielectric Strength in Air, 1.6 mm: 24.8 kV/mm (ASTM D149)
- Dielectric Strength in Oil, 1.6 mm: 30.3 kV/mm (ASTM D149)
- Relative Permittivity, 50/60 Hz: 3.3 (IEC 60250)
- Relative Permittivity, 1 MHz: 3.4 (IEC 60250)
- Relative Permittivity, 1 kHz: 3.7 (ASTM D150)
- Dielectric Constant, 1.1 GHz: 3.51
- Dielectric Constant, 5 GHz: 3.59
- Dielectric Constant, 10 GHz: 3.60
- Dissipation Factor, 50/60 Hz: 0.0016 (IEC 60250)
- Dissipation Factor, 1 MHz: 0.0023 (IEC 60250)
- Dissipation Factor, 1.1 GHz: 0.0029
- Dissipation Factor, 5 GHz: 0.0036
- Dissipation Factor, 10 GHz: 0.0046
- Dissipation Factor, 1 kHz: 0.0015 (ASTM D150)
- Comparative Tracking Index: 150 V (IEC 60112)
- Comparative Tracking Index, M: 100 V (IEC 60112)
- Comparative Tracking Index, UL PLC: 4 PLC Code (UL 746A)
- Hot-Wire Ignition, HWI: PLC 1 at ≥3 mm (UL 746A)
- Hot-Wire Ignition, HWI: PLC 3 at ≥1.5 mm (UL 746A)
- High Amp Arc Ignition, HAI: PLC 3 at ≥1.5 mm (UL 746A)
- High Amp Arc Ignition, HAI: PLC 4 at ≥3 mm (UL 746A)
- High Voltage Arc Track Rate: PLC 3 (UL 746A)
- Arc Resistance, Tungsten: PLC 6 (ASTM D495)
Flame Characteristics
- UL Recognized, 94-5VA Flame Class Rating: ≥1.2 mm (UL 94)
- UL Recognized, 94V-0 Flame Class Rating: ≥0.25 mm (UL 94)
- Glow Wire Ignitability Temperature, 2.0 mm: 900°C (IEC 60695-2-13)
- Glow Wire Flammability Index, 2.0 mm: 960°C (IEC 60695-2-12)
- UV-Light, Water Exposure / Immersion: F1 (UL 746C)
- Oxygen Index, LOI: 48% (ISO 4589)
- Oxygen Index, LOI: 50% (ASTM D2863)
- NBS Smoke Density, Flaming, Ds 4 min: 1.6 (ASTM E662)
- FAR25.853 Performance: Stated in description
- Flame Retardant System: Intrinsically flame retardant without FR modifiers
- Halogen Status: Non-halogenated flame retardant feature listed
Processing Parameters
- Drying Temperature: 150°C
- Drying Time: 4–6 hrs
- Cumulative Drying Time: 24 hrs
- Maximum Moisture Content: 0.02%
- Melt Temperature: 350–410°C
- Nozzle Temperature: 345–410°C
- Front Zone 3 Temperature: 345–420°C
- Middle Zone 2 Temperature: 340–410°C
- Rear Zone 1 Temperature: 330–400°C
- Hopper Temperature: 80–120°C
- Mold Temperature: 135–180°C
- Shot to Cylinder Size: 40–60%
- Vent Depth: 0.025–0.076 mm
- Screw Speed: 40–70 rpm
- Screw Circumferential Speed: 0.15–0.25 m/s
- Back Pressure: 0.3–1.5 MPa
Use & Applications
- for precise, durable, high-temperature engineering parts.