ULTEM™ Resin 9085
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ULTEM™ Resin 9085 PEI Resin Aerospace Cabin Interior Grade
ULTEM™ Resin 9085 is an unreinforced PEI blend for aerospace cabin interiors, rail parts, and FDM printing. It meets FAR 25.853, OSU 55/55, and EN45545 R6-HL3. It offers high flow, 94 MPa tensile yield stress, 169°C HDT, and low 0.5–0.7% mold shrinkage.
Associated Documents
TDS - Global
Typical property data
Physical Properties
- Specific Gravity: 1.34 (ASTM D792)
- Density: 1.34 g/cm³ (ISO 1183)
- Melt Flow Rate: 8.9 g/10 min at 295°C/6.6 kgf (ASTM D1238)
- Melt Volume Rate: 40 cm³/10 min at 340°C/5.0 kg (ISO 1133)
- Moisture Absorption: 0.1% at 23°C/50% RH/24 hrs (ISO 62-4)
- Moisture Absorption at Equilibrium: 0.4% at 23°C/50% RH (ISO 62-4)
- Water Absorption: 0.15% at 23°C/24 hrs (ISO 62-1)
- Water Absorption at Saturation: 0.7% at 23°C/saturated (ISO 62-1)
- Mold Shrinkage, Flow: 0.5–0.7% at 3.2 mm (SABIC method)
Mechanical Properties
- Tensile Stress at Yield: 94 MPa at 50 mm/min (ASTM D638)
- Tensile Strain at Yield: 7% at 50 mm/min (ASTM D638)
- Tensile Strain at Break: 70% at 50 mm/min (ASTM D638)
- Tensile Stress at Yield: 86 MPa at 5 mm/min (ASTM D638)
- Tensile Strain at Yield: 7% at 5 mm/min (ASTM D638)
- Tensile Strain at Break: 70% at 5 mm/min (ASTM D638)
- Tensile Modulus: 3000 MPa at 5 mm/min (ASTM D638)
- Flexural Stress at Yield: 138 MPa at 1.3 mm/min, 50 mm span (ASTM D790)
- Flexural Modulus: 2800 MPa at 1.3 mm/min, 50 mm span (ASTM D790)
- Tensile Stress at Yield: 94 MPa at 50 mm/min (ISO 527)
- Tensile Strain at Yield: 6.7% at 50 mm/min (ISO 527)
- Tensile Strain at Break: 70% at 50 mm/min (ISO 527)
- Tensile Stress at Yield: 88 MPa at 5 mm/min (ISO 527)
- Tensile Strain at Yield: 6.5% at 5 mm/min (ISO 527)
- Tensile Strain at Break: 70% at 5 mm/min (ISO 527)
- Tensile Modulus: 2850 MPa at 1 mm/min (ISO 527)
- Flexural Stress at Yield: 129 MPa at 2 mm/min (ISO 178)
- Flexural Modulus: 2700 MPa at 2 mm/min (ISO 178)
- Hardness: Rockwell M 115 (ISO 2039-2)
Impact Properties
- Izod Impact, Unnotched: No Break at 23°C (ASTM D4812)
- Izod Impact, Unnotched: No Break at -30°C (ASTM D4812)
- Izod Impact, Notched: 115 J/m at 23°C (ASTM D256)
- Izod Impact, Notched: 65 J/m at -30°C (ASTM D256)
- Izod Impact, Unnotched: No Break at +23°C, 80 × 10 × 4 mm (ISO 180/1U)
- Izod Impact, Unnotched: No Break at -30°C, 80 × 10 × 4 mm (ISO 180/1U)
- Izod Impact, Notched: 10 kJ/m² at +23°C, 80 × 10 × 4 mm (ISO 180/1A)
- Izod Impact, Notched: 8 kJ/m² at -30°C, 80 × 10 × 4 mm (ISO 180/1A)
- Charpy Impact, Unnotched: No Break at 23°C, edgewise 80 × 10 × 4 mm, span 62 mm (ISO 179/1eU)
- Charpy Impact, Unnotched: No Break at -30°C, edgewise 80 × 10 × 4 mm, span 62 mm (ISO 179/1eU)
- Charpy Impact, V-Notched: 10 kJ/m² at 23°C, edgewise 80 × 10 × 4 mm, span 62 mm (ISO 179/1eA)
- Charpy Impact, V-Notched: 8 kJ/m² at -30°C, edgewise 80 × 10 × 4 mm, span 62 mm (ISO 179/1eA)
Thermal Properties
- Heat Deflection Temperature: 169°C at 0.45 MPa, 3.2 mm, unannealed (ASTM D648)
- Heat Deflection Temperature: 153°C at 1.82 MPa, 3.2 mm, unannealed (ASTM D648)
- Heat Deflection Temperature: 169°C at 0.45 MPa, flatwise 80 × 10 × 4 mm, span 64 mm (ISO 75/Bf)
- Heat Deflection Temperature: 152°C at 1.8 MPa, flatwise 80 × 10 × 4 mm, span 64 mm (ISO 75/Af)
- Vicat Softening Temperature: 173°C, Rate B/50 (ISO 306)
- Vicat Softening Temperature: 175°C, Rate B/120 (ISO 306)
- Coefficient of Thermal Expansion, Flow: 6.5E-05 1/°C from -30°C to 80°C (ASTM E831)
- Coefficient of Thermal Expansion, Cross Flow: 7.0E-05 1/°C from -30°C to 80°C (ASTM E831)
- Coefficient of Thermal Expansion, Flow: 6.5E-05 1/°C from -30°C to 80°C (ISO 11359-2)
- Coefficient of Thermal Expansion, Cross Flow: 7.0E-05 1/°C from -30°C to 80°C (ISO 11359-2)
Electrical Properties
- Comparative Tracking Index: 150 V (IEC 60112)
Flame Characteristics
- FAA Flammability: < 5, FAR 25.853 A/B (FAR 25.853)
- OSU Total Heat Release: ≤55 kW-min/m², 2-minute test (FAR 25.853)
- OSU Peak Heat Release Rate: ≤55 kW/m², 5-minute test (FAR 25.853)
- Vertical Burn at 60 Seconds: PASS (FAR 25.853)
- Oxygen Index, LOI: 49% (ASTM D2863)
Injection Molding Processing
- Drying Temperature: 120–130°C
- Drying Time: 4–6 hrs
- Maximum Moisture Content: 0.02%
- Melt Temperature: 330–350°C
- Nozzle Temperature: 330–350°C
- Front Zone 3 Temperature: 330–350°C
- Middle Zone 2 Temperature: 325–345°C
- Rear Zone 1 Temperature: 315–340°C
- Mold Temperature: 120–150°C
- Back Pressure: 0.3–0.7 MPa
- Screw Speed, Circumferential Speed: 0.2–0.3 m/s
- Shot to Cylinder Size: 40–60%
- Vent Depth: 0.025–0.076 mm
Profile Extrusion Processing
- Drying Temperature: 120–130°C
- Drying Time: 4–6 hrs
- Maximum Moisture Content: 0.02%
- Melt Temperature: 280–310°C
- Barrel Zone 1 Temperature: 265–275°C
- Barrel Zone 2 Temperature: 280–295°C
- Barrel Zone 3 Temperature: 290–305°C
- Barrel Zone 4 Temperature: 295–310°C
- Hopper Temperature: 80–100°C
- Adapter Temperature: 270–310°C
- Die Temperature: 260–310°C
- Calibrator Temperature: 130–160°C
- Calibrator 2 Temperature: 80–120°C
Use & Applications
- Aerospace
- rail
- mass transportation