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SABIC Innovative Plastics ULTEM AR9300 Polyetherimide (Europe)

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 European product line. This product is also a part of their North American product line.

Physical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Density	1.49 g/cc	0.0538 lb/in³	ASTM D 792
Density	1.49 g/cc	0.0538 lb/in³	ISO 1183
Linear Mold Shrinkage	0.002 - 0.004 cm/cm	0.002 - 0.004 in/in	Flow; ASTM D 955
Melt Flow	6 g/10 min	6 g/10 min	cm3/10min; Melt Volume Rate, MVR at 360C/5.0 kg; ISO 1133
Mechanical Properties
Hardness, H358/30	160 MPa	23200 psi	ISO 2039/1
Tensile Strength, Ultimate	165 MPa	23900 psi	5 mm/min; ISO 527
Elongation at Break	2 %	2 %	5 mm/min; ISO 527
Tensile Modulus	9.5 GPa	1380 ksi	1 mm/min; ISO 527
Flexural Modulus	8.5 GPa	1230 ksi	2 mm/min; ISO 178
Flexural Yield Strength	225 MPa	32600 psi	2 mm/min; ISO 178
Izod Impact, Unnotched (ISO)	35 kJ/m²	16.7 ft-lb/in²	80*10*4 +23 C; ISO 180/ 1U
Izod Impact, Unnotched Low Temp (ISO)	35 kJ/m²	16.7 ft-lb/in²	80*10*4 -30 C; ISO 180/ 1U
Charpy Impact Unnotched	4 J/cm²	19 ft-lb/in²	23C, Unnotch Edgew 80*10*4 sp=62; ISO 179/1eU
Charpy Impact, Unnotched Low Temp	4 J/cm²	19 ft-lb/in²	at -30C, Unnotch Edgew 80*10*4 sp=62; ISO 179/1eU
Thermal Properties
CTE, linear 100°C	17 µm/m-°C	9.44 µin/in-°F	23C-150C, flow; ISO 11359-2
CTE, linear 100°C	42 µm/m-°C	23.3 µin/in-°F	23C-150C, cross flow; ISO 11359-2
Thermal Conductivity	0.29 W/m-K	2.01 BTU-in/hr-ft²-°F	ISO 8302
Deflection Temperature at 0.46 MPa (66 psi)	212 °C	414 °F	HDT/Be, 0.45MPa Edgew 120*10*4 sp=100mm; ISO 75/Be
Deflection Temperature at 1.8 MPa (264 psi)	208 °C	406 °F	HDT/Ae, 1.82 MPa Edgew 120*10*4 sp=100mm; ISO 75/Ae
Vicat Softening Point	210 °C	410 °F	B/50; ISO 306
Vicat Softening Point	215 °C	419 °F	B/120; ISO 306
Vicat Softening Point	220 °C	428 °F	A/50; ISO 306
Flammability Test	40	40	KW/m2; OSU peak heat, release rate; FAR 25.853
Flammability Test	5	5	KW-min/m2; OSU 2 minute heat, release rate; FAR 25.853
NBS Smoke Density	5	5	Flaming, Ds 4 min; ASTM E 662
NBS Smoke Density	5	5	Flaming, Dmax 20 min; ASTM E 662
Descriptive Properties
Ball Pressure Test, 125 C +/- 2 C	PASSES	IEC 60035-1