ULTEM™ Resin 2400F
Plastic Granules
ULTEM™ Resin 2400F 40% Glass Fiber Standard Flow PEI
ULTEM™ Resin 2400F is a 40% glass fiber reinforced PEI resin. It offers high stiffness, low warpage, heat resistance, and UL 94 V-0 flame performance. Suitable for precision injection molded electrical, automotive, aerospace, and industrial parts.
Associated Documents
TDS - Europe Data Sheet
Typical property data
Physical Properties
- Density: 1.61 g/cm³ (ISO 1183)
- Mold Shrinkage on Tensile Bar, Flow: 0.1 – 0.3% (SABIC method)
- Water Absorption, 23°C / Saturated: 0.8% (ISO 62-1)
- Moisture Absorption, 23°C / 50% RH: 0.4% (ISO 62)
- Melt Volume Rate, MVR at 360°C / 5.0 kg: 5 cm³/10 min (ISO 1133)
Mechanical Properties
- Tensile Stress at Break, 5 mm/min: 180 MPa (ISO 527)
- Tensile Strain at Break, 5 mm/min: 2% (ISO 527)
- Tensile Modulus, 1 mm/min: 11500 MPa (ISO 527)
- Flexural Stress at Break, 2 mm/min: 240 MPa (ISO 178)
- Flexural Modulus, 2 mm/min: 10000 MPa (ISO 178)
- Ball Indentation Hardness, H358/30: 170 MPa (ISO 2039-1)
- Taber Abrasion, CS-17, 1 kg: 20 mg/1000 cycles (SABIC method)
Impact Properties
- Izod Impact, Unnotched, 80 × 10 × 4 mm, +23°C: 35 kJ/m² (ISO 180/1U)
- Izod Impact, Unnotched, 80 × 10 × 4 mm, -30°C: 35 kJ/m² (ISO 180/1U)
- Charpy Impact, Unnotched Edgewise, 80 × 10 × 4 mm, +23°C: 40 kJ/m² (ISO 179/1eU)
- Charpy Impact, Unnotched Edgewise, 80 × 10 × 4 mm, -30°C: 40 kJ/m² (ISO 179/1eU)
Thermal Properties
- Thermal Conductivity: 0.33 W/m·°C (ISO 8302)
- 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)
- 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, HDT/Be, 0.45 MPa: 215°C (ISO 75/Be)
- Heat Deflection Temperature, HDT/Ae, 1.8 MPa: 210°C (ISO 75/Ae)
- 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)
- Ball Pressure Test, 125°C ± 2°C: Passes (IEC 60695-10-2)
Electrical Properties
- Volume Resistivity: 1.0E+15 Ω·cm (IEC 60093)
- Surface Resistivity, ROA: >1.0E+15 Ω (IEC 60093)
- 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, 50/60 Hz: 3.5 (IEC 60250)
- Relative Permittivity, 1 MHz: 3.1 (IEC 60250)
- Dissipation Factor, 50/60 Hz: 0.0025 (IEC 60250)
- Dissipation Factor, 1 MHz: 0.0019 (IEC 60250)
- Comparative Tracking Index: 150 V (IEC 60112)
- Comparative Tracking Index, M: 100 V (IEC 60112)
- Comparative Tracking Index, UL PLC: 5 PLC Code (UL 746A)
- Hot-Wire Ignition, HWI PLC 0: ≥1.5 mm (UL 746A)
- High Amp Arc Ignition, HAI PLC 4: ≥1.5 mm (UL 746A)
- High Voltage Arc Track Rate, PLC: 4 PLC Code (UL 746A)
- Arc Resistance, Tungsten PLC: 5 PLC Code (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: 48% (ISO 4589)
Processing Parameters
- Processing Technique: Injection molding
- Drying Temperature: 150°C
- Drying Time: 4 – 6 hours
- Maximum Moisture Content: 0.02%
- Melt Temperature: 370 – 410°C
- Nozzle Temperature: 370 – 410°C
- Front Zone 3 Temperature: 380 – 420°C
- Middle Zone 2 Temperature: 370 – 410°C
- Rear Zone 1 Temperature: 350 – 390°C
- Hopper Temperature: 80 – 100°C
- Mold Temperature: 140 – 180°C
Use & Applications
- for demanding electrical, automotive, aerospace, industrial, and high-temperature structural components.