ULTEM™ Resin 9076
Plastic Granules
ULTEM™ Resin 9076 Standard Flow Polyetherimide Blend
ULTEM™ Resin 9076 is a standard-flow PEI blend from SABIC. It meets FAR 25.853 and OSU 65/65. It offers low smoke, low toxicity, and low flame evolution. With 210°C Vicat, 175°C HDT, and LOI 50%, it supports demanding injection molding and profile extrusion parts.
Associated Documents
TDS - Global
Typical property data
Physical Properties
- Density: 1.3 g/cm³ (ISO 1183)
- Mold Shrinkage on Tensile Bar, Flow: 0.6–0.8% (SABIC method)
- Water Absorption, 23°C / Saturated: 1.25% (ISO 62-1)
- Moisture Absorption, 23°C / 50% RH: 0.7% (ISO 62)
- Melt Volume Rate, MVR at 360°C / 5.0 kg: 22 cm³/10 min (ISO 1133)
Mechanical Properties
- Tensile Stress at Yield, 50 mm/min: 95 MPa (ISO 527)
- Tensile Stress at Break, 50 mm/min: 70 MPa (ISO 527)
- Tensile Strain at Yield, 50 mm/min: 6% (ISO 527)
- Tensile Strain at Break, 50 mm/min: 50% (ISO 527)
- Tensile Modulus, 1 mm/min: 3000 MPa (ISO 527)
- Flexural Stress at Yield, 2 mm/min: 135 MPa (ISO 178)
- Flexural Modulus, 2 mm/min: 3000 MPa (ISO 178)
- Ball Indentation Hardness, H358/30: 145 MPa (ISO 2039-1)
- Izod Impact, Notched, 80 × 10 × 4 mm, +23°C: 6 kJ/m² (ISO 180/1A)
- Izod Impact, Notched, 80 × 10 × 4 mm, -30°C: 6 kJ/m² (ISO 180/1A)
- Charpy Impact, V-Notch Edgewise, 23°C, 80 × 10 × 4 mm, span 62 mm: 6 kJ/m² (ISO 179/1eA)
- Charpy Impact, V-Notch Edgewise, -30°C, 80 × 10 × 4 mm, span 62 mm: 6 kJ/m² (ISO 179/1eA)
Thermal Properties
- Thermal Conductivity: 0.26 W/m·°C (ISO 8302)
- Coefficient of Thermal Expansion, 23°C to 150°C, Flow: 5.5E-05 1/°C (ISO 11359-2)
- Coefficient of Thermal Expansion, 23°C to 150°C, Cross-Flow: 5.5E-05 1/°C (ISO 11359-2)
- Ball Pressure Test, 125°C ± 2°C: Passes (IEC 60695-10-2)
- Vicat Softening Temperature, Rate A/50: 210°C (ISO 306)
- Vicat Softening Temperature, Rate B/50: 200°C (ISO 306)
- Vicat Softening Temperature, Rate B/120: 200°C (ISO 306)
- Heat Deflection Temperature, HDT/Be, 0.45 MPa, Edgewise, 120 × 10 × 4 mm, span 100 mm: 195°C (ISO 75/Be)
- Heat Deflection Temperature, HDT/Ae, 1.8 MPa, Edgewise, 120 × 10 × 4 mm, span 100 mm: 175°C (ISO 75/Ae)
Electrical Properties
- Volume Resistivity: >1.0E+15 Ω·cm (IEC 60093)
- Surface Resistivity, ROA: >1.0E+15 Ω (IEC 60093)
- Dielectric Strength, in Oil, 3.2 mm: 18 kV/mm (IEC 60243-1)
- Relative Permittivity, 1 MHz: 2.8 (IEC 60250)
- Dissipation Factor, 1 MHz: 0.005 (IEC 60250)
- Comparative Tracking Index: 150 V (IEC 60112)
- Relative Permittivity, 50/60 Hz: 2.9 (IEC 60250)
Flame Characteristics
- Glow Wire Flammability Index, 960°C, Passes at: 3.2 mm (IEC 60695-2-12)
- Oxygen Index / LOI: 50% (ISO 4589)
- FAR Compliance: Meets FAR 25.853
- OSU Compliance: Meets OSU 65/65
- Fire Performance Description: Low toxicity, low smoke, and low flame evolution
Injection Molding Processing
- Drying Temperature: 160°C
- Drying Time: 4–6 hrs
- Maximum Moisture Content: 0.02%
- Melt Temperature: 360–380°C
- Nozzle Temperature: 360–380°C
- Front Zone 3 Temperature: 360–380°C
- Middle Zone 2 Temperature: 345–365°C
- Rear Zone 1 Temperature: 320–340°C
- Hopper Temperature: 80–120°C
- Mold Temperature: 140–160°C
Profile Extrusion Processing
- Drying Temperature: 130–140°C
- Drying Time: 4–6 hrs
- Maximum Moisture Content: 0.02%
- Melt Temperature: 305–340°C
- Barrel Zone 1 Temperature: 290–310°C
- Barrel Zone 2 Temperature: 305–330°C
- Barrel Zone 3 Temperature: 315–340°C
- Barrel Zone 4 Temperature: 320–345°C
- Hopper Temperature: 80–100°C
- Adapter Temperature: 295–345°C
- Die Temperature: 285–340°C
- Calibrator Temperature: 140–170°C
- Calibrator 2 Temperature: 90–130°C
Use & Applications
- Aerospace
- rail
- mass transportation