ULTEM™ Resin 4001
Plastic Granules
ULTEM™ Resin 4001
ULTEM™ Resin 4001 is a PTFE-filled, standard-flow polyetherimide (PEI) with Tg 217°C. It offers UL94 V-0/5VA, HDT 200°C at 1.82 MPa, tensile stress 103 MPa, flexural modulus 3400 MPa, and low kinetic COF 0.25 on steel. With ECO Conforming, ideal for wear, electrical, and high-heat parts.
Typical property data
Physical Properties
- Specific Gravity: 1.33 (ASTM D792)
- Mold Shrinkage, flow, 3.2 mm: 0.5 – 0.7 % (SABIC method)
- Melt Flow Rate, 337 °C / 6.6 kgf: 9.5 g/10 min (ASTM D1238)
Mechanical Properties
- Tensile Stress, yield (Type I, 5 mm/min): 103 MPa (ASTM D638)
- Tensile Strain, break (Type I, 5 mm/min): 40 % (ASTM D638)
- Tensile Modulus (5 mm/min): 3350 MPa (ASTM D638)
- Flexural Stress, yield (2.6 mm/min, 100 mm span): 151 MPa (ASTM D790)
- Flexural Modulus (2.6 mm/min, 100 mm span): 3400 MPa (ASTM D790)
- Hardness, Rockwell M: 110 (ASTM D785)
- Taber Abrasion, CS-17, 1 kg: 2 mg/1000 cy (ASTM D1044)
- PV Limit, 0.51 m/s: 1.9 MPa·m/s (SABIC method)
- K-factor xE-10, PV=2000 psi-fpm vs Steel: 72 (SABIC method)
- K-factor xE-10, PV=2000 psi-fpm vs Self: 27 (SABIC method)
- Coefficient of Friction on Steel, Kinetic: 0.25 (ASTM D1894)
- Izod Impact, unnotched, 23 °C: 534 J/m (ASTM D4812)
- Izod Impact, notched, 23 °C: 117 J/m (ASTM D256)
- Izod Impact, Reverse Notched, 3.2 mm: 1281 J/m (ASTM D256)
Thermal Properties
- Glass Transition Temperature (Tg): 217 °C
- HDT, 1.82 MPa, 6.4 mm, unannealed: 200 °C (ASTM D648)
- Relative Temperature Index, Electrical: 170 °C (UL 746B)
- Relative Temperature Index, Mechanical w/ impact: 170 °C (UL 746B)
- Relative Temperature Index, Mechanical w/o impact: 170 °C (UL 746B)
Electrical Properties
- Comparative Tracking Index (CTI), UL {PLC}: 4 (UL 746A)
- Hot-Wire Ignition (HWI), PLC 1: ≥0.38 mm (UL 746A)
- High Amp Arc Ignition (HAI), PLC 0: ≥1.6 mm (UL 746A)
- High Amp Arc Ignition (HAI), PLC 1: ≥0.38 mm (UL 746A)
- High Voltage Arc Track Rate {PLC}: 2 (UL 746A)
- Arc Resistance, Tungsten {PLC}: 6 (ASTM D495)
Flame Characteristics
- UL 94-5VA Flame Class Rating: ≥1.5 mm (UL 94)
- UL 94V-0 Flame Class Rating: ≥0.38 mm (UL 94)
Injection Molding Processing
- Drying Temperature: 135 °C
- Drying Time: 4 – 6 Hrs
- Drying Time (Cumulative): 10 Hrs
- Maximum Moisture Content: 0.02 %
- Melt Temperature: 350 – 370 °C
- Nozzle Temperature: 350 – 370 °C
- Front – Zone 3 Temperature: 350 – 370 °C
- Middle – Zone 2 Temperature: 345 – 365 °C
- Rear – Zone 1 Temperature: 340 – 360 °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
- building & construction
- consumer
- E&E
- healthcare
- industrial
- mass transportation
- packaging