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Solvay Advanced Polymers Radel® A AG-230 Polyethersulfone

Subcategory: Polyethersulfone; Polymer; Thermoplastic

Close Analogs: This product line was acquired by Solvay Advanced Polymers from BP Amoco in November 2001.

Key Words: PES

Material Notes:

Data provided by the manufacturer, Amoco Corporation.

Physical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Density	1.58 g/cc	0.0571 lb/in³	ASTM D792
Water Absorption	0.42 %	0.42 %	in 24 hours per ASTM D570
Mechanical Properties
Tensile Strength, Yield	126 MPa	18300 psi	ASTM D638
Elongation at Break	1.9 %	1.9 %	ASTM D638
Elongation at Yield	1.9 %	1.9 %	ASTM D638
Tensile Modulus	8.62 GPa	1250 ksi	ASTM D638
Flexural Modulus	8.07 GPa	1170 ksi	ASTM D790
Flexural Yield Strength	179 MPa	26000 psi	ASTM D790
Izod Impact, Notched	0.7 J/cm	1.31 ft-lb/in	ASTM D256
Tensile Impact Strength	70 kJ/m²	33.3 ft-lb/in²
Electrical Properties
Electrical Resistivity	1e+016 ohm-cm	1e+016 ohm-cm	ASTM D257
Dielectric Constant	4.1	4.1	at 1 kHz; ASTM D150
Dielectric Constant, Low Frequency	4.1	4.1	at 1 kHz; ASTM D150
Dielectric Strength	18 kV/mm	457 kV/in	Thickness 0.32 mm (13 mils); ASTM D149
Dissipation Factor	0.002	0.002	at 1 kHz; ASTM D150
Dissipation Factor, Low Frequency	0.002	0.002	at 1 kHz; ASTM D150
Thermal Properties
CTE, linear 20°C	31 µm/m-°C	17.2 µin/in-°F	in flow direction. ASTM E381
CTE, linear 20°C Transverse to Flow	31 µm/m-°C	17.2 µin/in-°F	ASTM E381
Deflection Temperature at 1.8 MPa (264 psi)	213 °C	415 °F	ASTM D648
UL RTI, Electrical	190 °C	374 °F	1.57 mm
UL RTI, Mechanical with Impact	190 °C	374 °F	1.57 mm
UL RTI, Mechanical without Impact	190 °C	374 °F	1.57 mm
Flammability, UL94	V-0	V-0	0.8 mm
Flammability, UL94	V-0	V-0	0.8 mm