ULTEM™ Resin 2400
Plastic Granules
ULTEM™ Resin 2400 40% Glass Fiber Reinforced Standard Flow
ULTEM™ Resin 2400 is a 40% glass fiber reinforced PEI resin with UL94 V-0 flame rating, 210°C HDT, 11,500 MPa tensile modulus, and low 0.1–0.3% shrinkage for high-temperature structural parts.
Associated Documents
TDS - Global Data Sheet
Typical property data
Physical Properties
- Specific Gravity: 1.61 (ASTM D792)
- Density: 1.61 g/cm³ (ISO 1183)
- Water Absorption, 23°C / 24 hrs: 0.13% (ASTM D570)
- Water Absorption, 23°C / saturated: 0.9% (ASTM D570)
- Water Absorption, 23°C / saturated: 0.8% (ISO 62-1)
- Moisture Absorption, 23°C / 50% RH: 0.4% (ISO 62)
- Melt Flow Rate, 337°C / 6.6 kgf: 4.2 g/10 min (ASTM D1238)
- Melt Volume Rate, 360°C / 5.0 kg: 5 cm³/10 min (ISO 1133)
- Mold Shrinkage, flow, 3.2 mm: 0.1–0.3% (SABIC method)
- Mold Shrinkage on Tensile Bar, flow: 0.1–0.3% (SABIC method)
Mechanical Properties
- Tensile Stress at Break, Type I, 5 mm/min: 179 MPa (ASTM D638)
- Tensile Stress at Break, 5 mm/min: 180 MPa (ISO 527)
- Tensile Strain at Break, Type I, 5 mm/min: 2.5% (ASTM D638)
- Tensile Strain at Break, 5 mm/min: 2% (ISO 527)
- Tensile Modulus, 5 mm/min: 11,720 MPa (ASTM D638)
- Tensile Modulus, 1 mm/min: 11,500 MPa (ISO 527)
- Flexural Stress at Break, 2.6 mm/min, 100 mm span: 241 MPa (ASTM D790)
- Flexural Stress at Break, 2 mm/min: 240 MPa (ISO 178)
- Flexural Modulus, 2.6 mm/min, 100 mm span: 11,720 MPa (ASTM D790)
- Flexural Modulus, 2 mm/min: 10,000 MPa (ISO 178)
- Rockwell Hardness, M Scale: 114 (ASTM D785)
- Ball Indentation Hardness, H358/30: 170 MPa (ISO 2039-1)
- Taber Abrasion, CS-17, 1 kg: 20 mg/1000 cycles (SABIC method)
Impact Properties
- Notched Izod Impact, 23°C: 112 J/m (ASTM D256)
- Reverse Notched Izod Impact, 3.2 mm: 480 J/m (ASTM D256)
- Unnotched Izod Impact, 23°C: 427 J/m (ASTM D4812)
- Unnotched Izod Impact, 80 × 10 × 4 mm, +23°C: 35 kJ/m² (ISO 180/1U)
- Unnotched Izod Impact, 80 × 10 × 4 mm, -30°C: 35 kJ/m² (ISO 180/1U)
- Unnotched Charpy Impact, edgewise, 23°C, 80 × 10 × 4 mm, span 62 mm: 40 kJ/m² (ISO 179/1eU)
- Unnotched Charpy Impact, edgewise, -30°C, 80 × 10 × 4 mm, span 62 mm: 40 kJ/m² (ISO 179/1eU)
Thermal Properties
- Vicat Softening Temperature, Rate B/50: 234°C (ASTM D1525)
- Vicat Softening Temperature, Rate A/50: 230°C (ISO 306)
- Vicat Softening Temperature, Rate B/50: 217°C (ISO 306)
- Vicat Softening Temperature, Rate B/120: 225°C (ISO 306)
- Heat Deflection Temperature, 0.45 MPa, 6.4 mm, unannealed: 215°C (ASTM D648)
- Heat Deflection Temperature, 1.82 MPa, 6.4 mm, unannealed: 212°C (ASTM D648)
- HDT/Be, 0.45 MPa, edgewise, 120 × 10 × 4 mm, span 100 mm: 215°C (ISO 75/Be)
- HDT/Ae, 1.8 MPa, edgewise, 120 × 10 × 4 mm, span 100 mm: 210°C (ISO 75/Ae)
- Coefficient of Thermal Expansion, -20°C to 150°C, flow: 1.4E-05 1/°C (ASTM E831)
- Coefficient of Thermal Expansion, 23°C to 150°C, flow: 1.4E-05 1/°C (ISO 11359-2)
- Coefficient of Thermal Expansion, 23°C to 150°C, cross-flow: 4.5E-05 1/°C (ISO 11359-2)
- Thermal Conductivity: 0.33 W/m·°C (ISO 8302)
- Ball Pressure Test, 125°C ± 2°C: Passes (IEC 60695-10-2)
- 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)
Electrical Properties
- Volume Resistivity: 1.5E+16 Ω·cm (ASTM D257)
- Volume Resistivity: 1.0E+15 Ω·cm (IEC 60093)
- Surface Resistivity, ROA: >1.0E+15 Ω (IEC 60093)
- Dielectric Strength in Oil, 1.6 mm: 24 kV/mm (ASTM D149)
- 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: 16 kV/mm (IEC 60243-1)
- Relative Permittivity, 1 kHz: 3.7 (ASTM D150)
- Relative Permittivity, 50/60 Hz: 3.5 (IEC 60250)
- Relative Permittivity, 1 MHz: 3.1 (IEC 60250)
- Dissipation Factor, 1 kHz: 0.002 (ASTM D150)
- Dissipation Factor, 50/60 Hz: 0.0025 (IEC 60250)
- Dissipation Factor, 1 MHz: 0.0019 (IEC 60250)
- Comparative Tracking Index, UL: PLC 5 (UL 746A)
- Comparative Tracking Index: 150 V (IEC 60112)
- Comparative Tracking Index, M: 100 V (IEC 60112)
- Hot-Wire Ignition, PLC 0: ≥1.5 mm (UL 746A)
- High Amp Arc Ignition, PLC 4: ≥1.5 mm (UL 746A)
- High Voltage Arc Track Rate: PLC 4 (UL 746A)
- Arc Resistance, Tungsten: PLC 5 (ASTM D495)
Flame Characteristics
- UL Recognized 94V-0 Flame Class Rating: ≥0.25 mm (UL 94)
- Glow Wire Ignitability Temperature, 1.5 mm: 875°C (IEC 60695-2-13)
- Glow Wire Ignitability Temperature, 1.0 mm: 850°C (IEC 60695-2-13)
- Glow Wire Flammability Index, 1.5 mm: 960°C (IEC 60695-2-12)
- Glow Wire Flammability Index, 1.0 mm: 960°C (IEC 60695-2-12)
- Oxygen Index, LOI: 54% (ASTM D2863)
- Oxygen Index, LOI: 48% (ISO 4589)
- NBS Smoke Density, Flaming, Ds 4 min: 1 (ASTM E662)
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
- for high-temperature structural parts.