ULTEM™ Resin 9011
Plastic Granules
ULTEM™ Resin 9011
ULTEM™ Resin 9011 is a transparent, high-flow Polyetherimide (PEI) from SABIC. It offers a Tg of 217°C, HDT of 197°C at 1.82 MPa, and LOI of 44%. Improved melt flow (MFR 17.8 g/10 min) enables fiber extrusion and thin-wall molding. ECO Conforming, it suits demanding electrical, medical, and aerospace parts.
Typical property data
Physical Properties
- Specific Gravity: 1.27 (ASTM D792)
- Density: 1.27 g/cm³ (ISO 1183)
- Mold Shrinkage on Tensile Bar, flow: 0.5 – 0.7 % (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, 337 °C / 6.6 kgf: 17.8 g/10 min (ASTM D1238)
- Melt Volume Rate, 360 °C / 5.0 kg: 25 cm³/10 min (ISO 1133)
- Water Absorption (23 °C / saturated): 1.25 % (ISO 62-1)
- Moisture Absorption (23 °C / 50% RH): 0.7 % (ISO 62)
Mechanical Properties
- Tensile Stress, yield (Type I, 5 mm/min): 110 MPa (ASTM D638) / 105 MPa (ISO 527)
- Tensile Stress, break (Type I, 5 mm/min): 105 MPa (ASTM D638) / 85 MPa (ISO 527)
- Tensile Strain, yield: 7 % (ASTM D638) / 6 % (ISO 527)
- Tensile Strain, break: 60 % (ASTM D638) / 60 % (ISO 527)
- Tensile Modulus: 3590 MPa (ASTM D638, 5 mm/min) / 3200 MPa (ISO 527, 1 mm/min)
- Flexural Stress, yield: 165 MPa (ASTM D790, 1.3 mm/min, 50 mm span) / 160 MPa (ISO 178, 2 mm/min)
- Flexural Modulus: 3520 MPa (ASTM D790) / 3300 MPa (ISO 178)
- Izod Impact, unnotched, 23 °C: 1335 J/m (ASTM D4812) / NB (ISO 180/1U)
- Izod Impact, unnotched, -30 °C: NB (ISO 180/1U)
- Izod Impact, notched, 23 °C: 32 J/m (ASTM D256) / 5 kJ/m² (ISO 180/1A)
- Izod Impact, notched, -30 °C: 35 J/m (ASTM D256) / 5 kJ/m² (ISO 180/1A)
- Izod Impact, Reverse Notched, 3.2 mm: 1175 J/m (ASTM D256)
- Instrumented Dart Impact Total Energy, 23 °C: 33 J (ASTM D3763)
- Charpy V-notch, Edgewise, 23 °C (80×10×4, sp=62 mm): 3 kJ/m² (ISO 179/1eA)
Thermal Properties
- Glass Transition Temperature (Tg): 217 °C
- Vicat Softening Temp, Rate B/50: 219 °C (ASTM D1525) / 211 °C (ISO 306)
- Vicat Softening Temp, Rate A/50: 215 °C (ISO 306)
- Vicat Softening Temp, Rate B/120: 212 °C (ISO 306)
- HDT, 0.45 MPa, 3.2 mm, unannealed: 205 °C (ASTM D648)
- HDT, 1.82 MPa, 3.2 mm, unannealed: 197 °C (ASTM D648)
- HDT, 0.45 MPa, 6.4 mm, unannealed: 207 °C (ASTM D648)
- HDT, 1.82 MPa, 6.4 mm, unannealed: 199 °C (ASTM D648)
- HDT/Be, 0.45 MPa, Edgewise (120×10×4, sp=100 mm): 200 °C (ISO 75/Be)
- HDT/Ae, 1.8 MPa, Edgewise (120×10×4, sp=100 mm): 190 °C (ISO 75/Ae)
- HDT/Af, 1.8 MPa, Flatwise (80×10×4, sp=64 mm): 193 °C (ISO 75/Af)
- CTE, -40 °C to 150 °C, flow: 5.5E-05 1/°C (ASTM E831)
- CTE, -40 °C to 150 °C, xflow: 5.5E-05 1/°C (ASTM E831)
- CTE, 23 °C to 150 °C, flow: 5.E-05 1/°C (ISO 11359-2)
- CTE, 23 °C to 150 °C, xflow: 5.E-05 1/°C (ISO 11359-2)
- Ball Pressure Test, 125 °C ± 2 °C: Passes (IEC 60695-10-2)
Electrical Properties
- Volume Resistivity: 1.E+17 Ω·cm (ASTM D257)
- Dielectric Strength, in air, 1.6 mm: 32.7 kV/mm (ASTM D149)
- Dielectric Strength, in oil, 1.6 mm: 28 kV/mm (ASTM D149)
- Relative Permittivity, 1 kHz: 3.15 (ASTM D150)
- Dissipation Factor, 1 kHz: 0.0013 (ASTM D150)
- Dissipation Factor, 2450 MHz: 0.0025 (ASTM D150)
- Arc Resistance, Tungsten: PLC 5 (ASTM D495)
- Hot Wire Ignition: PLC 1 (UL 746A)
- High Voltage Arc Track Rate: PLC 2 (UL 746A)
- High Ampere Arc Ignition, surface: PLC 3 (UL 746A)
- Comparative Tracking Index (UL): PLC 4 (UL 746A)
Flame Characteristics
- Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI): 44 % (ASTM D2863)
Injection Molding Processing
- 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