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SABIC Innovative Plastics ULTEM 1285 Polyetherimide (North America)

Subcategory: Polyetherimide; Polymer; Thermoplastic

Close Analogs: Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) announced on August 31st, 2007, the completion of its purchase of GE Plastics.

Material Notes:
Information provided by GE Plastics for their North American product line. MatWeb has a separate entry for the European data sheet.

Physical Properties	Original Value		Comments
Density	1.29 g/cc		ASTM D 792
Linear Mold Shrinkage	0.006 - 0.007 cm/cm		Flow, 0.125 inch; ASTM D 955
Melt Flow	8.1 g/10 min		295C/6.6 kgf; ASTM D 1238
Mechanical Properties
Tensile Strength @ Break	12000 psi		Type I, 0.2 in/min; ASTM D 638
Tensile Strength @ Yield	16000 psi		Type I, 0.2 in/min; ASTM D 638
Elongation at Break	60 %		Type I, 0.2 in/min; ASTM D 638
Tensile Modulus	490000 psi		0.2 in/min; ASTM D 638
Flexural Modulus	490000 psi		0.10 in/min, 4" span; ASTM D 790
Flexural Yield Strength	24000 psi		0.10 in/min, 4" span; ASTM D 790
Gardner Impact @ 23°C	360 in-lb		Instrumented Impact Total Energy, 73°F; ASTM D 3763
Izod Impact, Notched	0.5 ft-lb/in		73F; ASTM D 256
Izod Impact, Notched	17.8 ft-lb/in		Reverse Notched, 73F; ASTM D 256
Thermal Properties
CTE, linear 68°F	27 µin/in-°F		Flow, -40F to 100F; ASTM E 831
CTE, linear 68°F, Transverse to Flow	27 µin/in-°F		from -40F to 100F; ASTM E 831
Deflection Temperature at 1.8 MPa (264 psi)	329 °F		0.250 inch, unannealed; ASTM D 648
Vicat Softening Point	358 °F		Rate B; ASTM D 1525