ULTEM™ Resin 2410R
Plastic Granules
ULTEM™ Resin 2410R 40% Glass Fiber Reinforced Polyetherimide
ULTEM™ Resin 2410R is a 40% glass fiber reinforced PEI with enhanced flow and internal mold release. It offers high stiffness, 212°C HDT, low shrinkage, UL94 V-0/5VA flame rating, and strong electrical insulation for precision molded parts.
Typical property data
Physical Properties
- Specific Gravity: 1.61 (ASTM D792)
- Water Absorption, 23°C / 24 hrs: 0.13% (ASTM D570)
- Water Absorption, 23°C / Saturated: 0.9% (ASTM D570)
- Mold Shrinkage, Flow, 3.2 mm: 0.1–0.3% (SABIC Method)
- Melt Flow Rate, 337°C / 6.6 kgf: 5.5 g/10 min (ASTM D1238)
Mechanical Properties
- Tensile Stress at Break, Type I, 5 mm/min: 179 MPa (ASTM D638)
- Tensile Strain at Break, Type I, 5 mm/min: 2.5% (ASTM D638)
- Tensile Modulus, 5 mm/min: 11720 MPa (ASTM D638)
- Flexural Stress at Break, 2.6 mm/min, 100 mm span: 241 MPa (ASTM D790)
- Flexural Modulus, 2.6 mm/min, 100 mm span: 11720 MPa (ASTM D790)
- Hardness, Rockwell M: 114 (ASTM D785)
- Izod Impact, Unnotched, 23°C: 427 J/m (ASTM D4812)
- Izod Impact, Notched, 23°C: 112 J/m (ASTM D256)
- Izod Impact, Reverse Notched, 3.2 mm: 480 J/m (ASTM D256)
Thermal Properties
- Glass Transition Temperature, Tg: 217°C
- Vicat Softening Temperature, Rate B/50: 234°C (ASTM D1525)
- 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)
- Coefficient of Thermal Expansion, -20°C to 150°C, Flow: 1.4E-05 1/°C (ASTM E831)
- Relative Temperature Index, Electrical: 105°C (UL 746B)
- Relative Temperature Index, Mechanical with Impact: 105°C (UL 746B)
- Relative Temperature Index, Mechanical without Impact: 105°C (UL 746B)
Electrical Properties
- Volume Resistivity: 1.5E+16 Ω·cm (ASTM D257)
- Dielectric Strength, in Oil, 1.6 mm: 24 kV/mm (ASTM D149)
- Relative Permittivity, 1 kHz: 3.7 (ASTM D150)
- Dissipation Factor, 1 kHz: 0.002 (ASTM D150)
- Comparative Tracking Index, UL PLC: PLC 4 (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: PLC 4 (UL 746A)
- Arc Resistance, Tungsten, PLC: PLC 5 (ASTM D495)
Flame Characteristics
- UL Recognized, 94-5VA Flame Class Rating: ≥1.5 mm (UL 94)
- UL Recognized, 94V-0 Flame Class Rating: ≥0.25 mm (UL 94)
- Oxygen Index, LOI: 54% (ASTM D2863)
Processing Parameters
- Processing Method: Injection Molding
- Drying Temperature: 150°C
- Drying Time: 4–6 hrs
- Drying Time, Cumulative: 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 precision molded parts.