ULTEM™ Resin 4002
Plastic Granules
ULTEM™ Resin 4002 PTFE-filled PEI High Heat Grade
ULTEM™ Resin 4002 is a PTFE-filled, standard-flow Polyetherimide (PEI) from SABIC. It offers a Tg of 217°C, HDT of 197°C at 1.82 MPa, tensile strength of 105 MPa (ASTM D638), and UL 94 V0 (≥0.38 mm) plus 5VA (≥1.9 mm) ratings. ECO Conforming. Ideal for low-friction, high-heat electrical and automotive parts.
Associated Documents
TDS - Americas
Typical property data
Physical Properties
- Specific Gravity: 1.33 (ASTM D792)
- Density: 1.33 g/cm³ (ISO 1183)
- Mold Shrinkage, flow (Tensile Bar): 0.6 – 0.8 % (SABIC method)
- Mold Shrinkage, flow, 3.2 mm: 0.5 – 0.7 % (SABIC method)
- Mold Shrinkage, xflow, 3.2 mm: 0.5 – 0.7 % (SABIC method)
- Melt Flow Rate: 9.5 g/10 min at 337°C/6.6 kgf (ASTM D1238)
- Melt Volume Rate (MVR): 13 cm³/10 min at 360°C/5.0 kg (ISO 1133)
- Water Absorption (23°C/saturated): 1.1 % (ISO 62-1)
- Moisture Absorption (23°C/50% RH): 0.6 % (ISO 62)
Mechanical Properties
- Tensile Stress, yield: 105 MPa at 5 mm/min (ASTM D638)
- Tensile Stress, break: 85 MPa at 5 mm/min (ASTM D638)
- Tensile Strain, yield: 5 % (ASTM D638)
- Tensile Strain, break: 40 % (ASTM D638)
- Tensile Modulus: 3460 MPa at 5 mm/min (ASTM D638)
- Flexural Stress, yield: 155 MPa at 1.3 mm/min, 50 mm span (ASTM D790)
- Flexural Modulus: 3550 MPa at 1.3 mm/min, 50 mm span (ASTM D790)
- Tensile Stress, yield: 100 MPa at 50 mm/min (ISO 527)
- Tensile Stress, break: 80 MPa at 50 mm/min (ISO 527)
- Tensile Modulus: 3300 MPa at 1 mm/min (ISO 527)
- Flexural Stress, yield: 130 MPa at 2 mm/min (ISO 178)
- Flexural Modulus: 3100 MPa at 2 mm/min (ISO 178)
- Izod Impact, notched, 23°C: 117 J/m (ASTM D256)
- Izod Impact, notched, -30°C: 120 J/m (ASTM D256)
- Instrumented Dart Impact Total Energy, 23°C: 380 J (ASTM D3763)
- Izod Impact, notched 80×10×4, +23°C: 10 kJ/m² (ISO 180/1A)
- Izod Impact, notched 80×10×4, -30°C: 8 kJ/m² (ISO 180/1A)
- Charpy V-notch Edgewise, 23°C, 80×10×4, sp=62 mm: 11 kJ/m² (ISO 179/1eA)
Thermal Properties
- Vicat Softening Temperature, Rate B/50: 219 °C (ASTM D1525)
- Vicat Softening Temperature, Rate B/50: 215 °C (ISO 306)
- Vicat Softening Temperature, Rate B/120: 210 °C (ISO 306)
- HDT, 1.82 MPa, 3.2 mm, unannealed: 197 °C (ASTM D648)
- HDT, 1.82 MPa, 6.4 mm, unannealed: 200 °C (ASTM D648)
- HDT/Ae, 1.8 MPa Edgewise, 120×10×4, sp=100 mm: 190 °C (ISO 75/Ae)
- CTE, -40°C to 150°C, flow: 3.9E-05 1/°C (ASTM E831)
- CTE, -40°C to 150°C, xflow: 4.0E-05 1/°C (ASTM E831)
- CTE, 23°C to 150°C, flow: 3.9E-05 1/°C (ISO 11359-2)
- CTE, 23°C to 150°C, xflow: 4.0E-05 1/°C (ISO 11359-2)
- Ball Pressure Test, 125°C ± 2°C: Passes (IEC 60695-10-2)
- 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): PLC 4 (UL 746A)
- Hot-Wire Ignition (HWI), PLC 1: ≥3 mm (UL 746A)
- Hot-Wire Ignition (HWI), PLC 2: ≥1.6 mm (UL 746A)
- High Amp Arc Ignition (HAI), PLC 3: ≥3 mm (UL 746A)
- High Amp Arc Ignition (HAI), PLC 4: ≥1.6 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: ≥1.9 mm (UL 94)
- UL 94 V-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: 350 – 370 °C
- Middle Zone 2: 345 – 365 °C
- Rear Zone 1: 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
- industrial
- mass transportation
- packaging