Overview of materials for Polyphthalamide (PPA)

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Overview of materials for Polyphthalamide (PPA)
Categories:	Polymer; Thermoplastic; Polyphthalamide (PPA)
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Physical Properties	Metric	English	Comments

Density	1.10 - 3.80 g/cc	0.0397 - 0.137 lb/in³	Average value: 1.49 g/cc Grade Count:645
	1.10 - 1.49 g/cc @Temperature 325 - 325 °C	0.0397 - 0.0538 lb/in³ @Temperature 617 - 617 °F	Average value: 1.30 g/cc Grade Count:2
Filler Content	3.00 - 60.0 %	3.00 - 60.0 %	Average value: 32.7 % Grade Count:167
Water Absorption	0.0200 - 10.0 %	0.0200 - 10.0 %	Average value: 0.369 % Grade Count:224
Moisture Absorption at Equilibrium	0.0200 - 3.20 %	0.0200 - 3.20 %	Average value: 0.911 % Grade Count:164
	0.850 - 1.35 % @Temperature 70.0 - 70.0 °C	0.850 - 1.35 % @Temperature 158 - 158 °F	Average value: 1.08 % Grade Count:24
Water Absorption at Saturation	0.160 - 5.90 %	0.160 - 5.90 %	Average value: 3.71 % Grade Count:32
Additive Loading	4.00 - 60.0 %	4.00 - 60.0 %	Average value: 32.2 % Grade Count:30
Viscosity	6.00 - 27.0 cP @Temperature 330 - 340 °C	6.00 - 27.0 cP @Temperature 626 - 644 °F	Average value: 19.0 cP Grade Count:3
	6.00 - 27.0 cP @Load 1.20 - 2.16 kg	6.00 - 27.0 cP @Load 2.65 - 4.76 lb	Average value: 19.0 cP Grade Count:3
Viscosity Number	105 - 120 cm³/g	1.05 - 1.20 dl/g	Average value: 111 cm³/g Grade Count:5
Maximum Moisture Content	0.0300 - 0.100	0.0300 - 0.100	Average value: 0.0767 Grade Count:3
Linear Mold Shrinkage	0.0000200 - 0.0250 cm/cm	0.0000200 - 0.0250 in/in	Average value: 0.00418 cm/cm Grade Count:526
Linear Mold Shrinkage, Transverse	0.000100 - 0.0300 cm/cm	0.000100 - 0.0300 in/in	Average value: 0.00799 cm/cm Grade Count:301
Melt Flow	5.00 - 80.0 g/10 min	5.00 - 80.0 g/10 min	Average value: 23.0 g/10 min Grade Count:12
Spiral Flow	30.0 - 53.0 cm	11.8 - 20.9 in	Average value: 43.0 cm Grade Count:3

Mechanical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Hardness, Rockwell M	105	105	Average value: 105 Grade Count:3
Hardness, Rockwell R	100 - 127	100 - 127	Average value: 124 Grade Count:83
Ball Indentation Hardness	230 - 360 MPa	33400 - 52200 psi	Average value: 307 MPa Grade Count:11
Tensile Strength, Ultimate	42.0 - 1040 MPa	6090 - 151000 psi	Average value: 184 MPa Grade Count:611
	14.0 - 340 MPa @Temperature -40.0 - 250 °C	2030 - 49300 psi @Temperature -40.0 - 482 °F	Average value: 133 MPa Grade Count:71
Tensile Strength, Yield	24.8 - 307 MPa	3600 - 44500 psi	Average value: 156 MPa Grade Count:93
	20.0 - 140 MPa @Temperature 90.0 - 175 °C	2900 - 20300 psi @Temperature 194 - 347 °F	Average value: 71.3 MPa Grade Count:11
Elongation at Break	0.500 - 150 %	0.500 - 150 %	Average value: 3.56 % Grade Count:656
	1.00 - 92.0 % @Temperature -40.0 - 200 °C	1.00 - 92.0 % @Temperature -40.0 - 392 °F	Average value: 4.94 % Grade Count:68
Elongation at Yield	1.00 - 50.0 %	1.00 - 50.0 %	Average value: 5.26 % Grade Count:38
	3.10 - 10.0 % @Temperature -40.0 - 150 °C	3.10 - 10.0 % @Temperature -40.0 - 302 °F	Average value: 6.92 % Grade Count:4
Modulus of Elasticity	1.70 - 102 GPa	247 - 14800 ksi	Average value: 13.8 GPa Grade Count:622
	0.270 - 32.0 GPa @Temperature -40.0 - 200 °C	39.2 - 4640 ksi @Temperature -40.0 - 392 °F	Average value: 9.67 GPa Grade Count:79
Flexural Yield Strength	3.15 - 527 MPa	457 - 76400 psi	Average value: 263 MPa Grade Count:539
	9.00 - 352 MPa @Temperature -40.0 - 200 °C	1310 - 51100 psi @Temperature -40.0 - 392 °F	Average value: 126 MPa Grade Count:24
	96.0 - 181 MPa @Temperature 100 - 200 °C	13900 - 26300 psi @Temperature 212 - 392 °F	Average value: 126 MPa Grade Count:4
	96.0 - 181 MPa @Strain 3.50 - 5.00 %	13900 - 26300 psi @Strain 3.50 - 5.00 %	Average value: 126 MPa Grade Count:4
Flexural Modulus	1.50 - 44.8 GPa	218 - 6500 ksi	Average value: 12.3 GPa Grade Count:554
	0.400 - 20.0 GPa @Temperature -40.0 - 200 °C	58.0 - 2900 ksi @Temperature -40.0 - 392 °F	Average value: 6.35 GPa Grade Count:48
Flexural Strain at Break	1.80 - 3.50 %	1.80 - 3.50 %	Average value: 2.61 % Grade Count:28
	3.10 - 5.30 % @Temperature 80.0 - 200 °C	3.10 - 5.30 % @Temperature 176 - 392 °F	Average value: 4.48 % Grade Count:1
Compressive Yield Strength	100 - 336 MPa	14500 - 48800 psi	Average value: 197 MPa Grade Count:36
	71.0 - 355 MPa @Temperature -40.0 - 200 °C	10300 - 51500 psi @Temperature -40.0 - 392 °F	Average value: 171 MPa Grade Count:2
Poissons Ratio	0.290 - 0.410	0.290 - 0.410	Average value: 0.357 Grade Count:48
Fatigue Strength	100 - 100 MPa @# of Cycles 316 - 1580	14500 - 14500 psi @# of Cycles 316 - 1580	Average value: 100 MPa Grade Count:4
	100 - 100 MPa @Temperature 140 - 140 °C	14500 - 14500 psi @Temperature 284 - 284 °F	Average value: 100 MPa Grade Count:4
Shear Modulus	0.852 - 5.18 GPa	124 - 751 ksi	Average value: 3.15 GPa Grade Count:12
	0.350 - 4.00 GPa @Temperature 0.000 - 350 °C	50.8 - 580 ksi @Temperature 32.0 - 662 °F	Average value: 1.75 GPa Grade Count:3
Shear Strength	44.1 - 108 MPa	6400 - 15700 psi	Average value: 79.4 MPa Grade Count:56
Secant Modulus	1.70799 - 14.8867 GPa @Temperature 0.000 - 200 °C	247.727 - 2159.17 ksi @Temperature 32.0 - 392 °F	Average value: 10.1 GPa Grade Count:1
	1.70799 - 14.8867 GPa @Strain 0.0500 - 4.13 %	247.727 - 2159.17 ksi @Strain 0.0500 - 4.13 %	Average value: 10.1 GPa Grade Count:1
Izod Impact	26.0 - 170 J	19.2 - 125 ft-lb	Average value: 76.3 J Grade Count:28
Izod Impact, Notched	0.147 - 11.0 J/cm	0.276 - 20.6 ft-lb/in	Average value: 1.04 J/cm Grade Count:326
	0.910 - 7.50 J/cm @Temperature -40.0 - -40.0 °C	1.70 - 14.1 ft-lb/in @Temperature -40.0 - -40.0 °F	Average value: 2.23 J/cm Grade Count:3
Izod Impact, Unnotched	0.801 - 5340 J/cm	1.50 - 10000 ft-lb/in	Average value: 6.22 J/cm Grade Count:249
Izod Impact, Notched (ISO)	2.00 - 115 kJ/m²	0.952 - 54.7 ft-lb/in²	Average value: 13.2 kJ/m² Grade Count:156
	3.00 - 75.0 kJ/m² @Temperature -40.0 - -20.0 °C	1.43 - 35.7 ft-lb/in² @Temperature -40.0 - -4.00 °F	Average value: 15.1 kJ/m² Grade Count:22
Izod Impact, Unnotched (ISO)	12.0 kJ/m² - NB	5.71 ft-lb/in² - NB	Average value: 53.7 kJ/m² Grade Count:111
	23.0 kJ/m² - NB @Temperature -40.0 - -5.00 °C	10.9 ft-lb/in² - NB @Temperature -40.0 - 23.0 °F	Average value: 54.1 kJ/m² Grade Count:11
Charpy Impact Unnotched	0.473 J/cm² - NB	2.25 ft-lb/in² - NB	Average value: 6.47 J/cm² Grade Count:254
	1.40 J/cm² - NB @Temperature -40.0 - 0.000 °C	6.66 ft-lb/in² - NB @Temperature -40.0 - 32.0 °F	Average value: 5.59 J/cm² Grade Count:74
Charpy Impact, Notched	0.100 J/cm² - NB	0.476 ft-lb/in² - NB	Average value: 1.21 J/cm² Grade Count:257
	0.300 - 7.00 J/cm² @Temperature -40.0 - 0.000 °C	1.43 - 33.3 ft-lb/in² @Temperature -40.0 - 32.0 °F	Average value: 1.19 J/cm² Grade Count:71
Gardner Impact	6.33 - 13.1 J	4.67 - 9.66 ft-lb	Average value: 10.2 J Grade Count:3
Dart Drop, Total Energy	1.36 - 54.2 J	1.00 - 40.0 ft-lb	Average value: 12.0 J Grade Count:24
Falling Dart Impact	2.90 - 15.6 J	2.14 - 11.5 ft-lb	Average value: 7.52 J Grade Count:8
Instrumented Impact Total Energy	1.48 - 4.37 J	1.09 - 3.22 ft-lb	Average value: 2.62 J Grade Count:6
Coefficient of Friction	0.0460 - 0.590	0.0460 - 0.590	Average value: 0.332 Grade Count:24
Coefficient of Friction, Static	0.0490 - 0.620	0.0490 - 0.620	Average value: 0.310 Grade Count:24
Tensile Creep Modulus, 1 hour	5500 - 11000 MPa	798000 - 1.60e+6 psi	Average value: 9420 MPa Grade Count:6
Tensile Creep Modulus, 1000 hours	5000 - 10000 MPa	725000 - 1.45e+6 psi	Average value: 8000 MPa Grade Count:6
K (wear) Factor	5.50 - 10100 x 10^-8 mm³/N-M	2.73 - 5000 x 10^-10 in³-min/ft-lb-hr	Average value: 1150 x 10^-8 mm³/N-M Grade Count:27
Dynatup @ -18°C	43.0 - 66.0 J	31.7 - 48.7 ft-lb	Average value: 53.3 J Grade Count:3
Dynatup @ -18°C Max Load	408000 - 662000 g	900 - 1460 lb	Average value: 524000 g Grade Count:3

Electrical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Electrical Resistivity	0.0500 - 1.00e+17 ohm-cm	0.0500 - 1.00e+17 ohm-cm	Average value: 2.94e+15 ohm-cm Grade Count:270
Surface Resistance	10.0 - 8.10e+16 ohm	10.0 - 8.10e+16 ohm	Average value: 2.60e+15 ohm Grade Count:107
Static Decay	2.00 sec	2.00 sec	Average value: 2.00 sec Grade Count:4
Dielectric Constant	3.20 - 6.20	3.20 - 6.20	Average value: 4.22 Grade Count:105
	4.20 - 136 @Temperature 60.0 - 200 °C	4.20 - 136 @Temperature 140 - 392 °F	Average value: 30.5 Grade Count:2
	4.20 - 136 @Frequency 1000 - 1.00e+6 Hz	4.20 - 136 @Frequency 1000 - 1.00e+6 Hz	Average value: 30.5 Grade Count:2
Dielectric Strength	16.0 - 45.0 kV/mm	406 - 1140 kV/in	Average value: 27.3 kV/mm Grade Count:119
	0.800 - 27.5 kV/mm @Temperature 60.0 - 200 °C	20.3 - 699 kV/in @Temperature 140 - 392 °F	Average value: 9.56 kV/mm Grade Count:2
Dissipation Factor	0.00297 - 0.0500	0.00297 - 0.0500	Average value: 0.0137 Grade Count:89
	0.0100 - 0.850 @Temperature 60.0 - 200 °C	0.0100 - 0.850 @Temperature 140 - 392 °F	Average value: 0.277 Grade Count:2
	0.0100 - 0.850 @Frequency 1000 - 1.00e+6 Hz	0.0100 - 0.850 @Frequency 1000 - 1.00e+6 Hz	Average value: 0.277 Grade Count:2
Arc Resistance	115 - 300 sec	115 - 300 sec	Average value: 160 sec Grade Count:21
High Voltage Arc Resistance to Ignition (HVAR)	0.000 - 150 sec	0.000 - 150 sec	Average value: 95.0 sec Grade Count:3
Comparative Tracking Index	100 - 800 V	100 - 800 V	Average value: 572 V Grade Count:157
Hot Wire Ignition, HWI	60.0 - 150 sec	60.0 - 150 sec	Average value: 127 sec Grade Count:9
High Amp Arc Ignition, HAI	60.0 - 120 arcs	60.0 - 120 arcs	Average value: 101 arcs Grade Count:9
High Voltage Arc-Tracking Rate, HVTR	0.000 - 80.0 mm/min	0.000 - 3.15 in/min	Average value: 15.0 mm/min Grade Count:19

Thermal Properties	Metric	English	Comments
CTE, linear	5.20 - 97.0 µm/m-°C	2.89 - 53.9 µin/in-°F	Average value: 27.8 µm/m-°C Grade Count:175
	6.00 - 190 µm/m-°C @Temperature -40.0 - 250 °C	3.33 - 106 µin/in-°F @Temperature -40.0 - 482 °F	Average value: 27.9 µm/m-°C Grade Count:62
CTE, linear, Transverse to Flow	4.50 - 105 µm/m-°C	2.50 - 58.3 µin/in-°F	Average value: 59.5 µm/m-°C Grade Count:110
	33.0 - 160 µm/m-°C @Temperature -40.0 - 250 °C	18.3 - 88.9 µin/in-°F @Temperature -40.0 - 482 °F	Average value: 93.8 µm/m-°C Grade Count:63
Specific Heat Capacity	1.05 - 1.74 J/g-°C	0.251 - 0.416 BTU/lb-°F	Average value: 1.51 J/g-°C Grade Count:4
	2.40 - 2.90 J/g-°C @Temperature 325 - 325 °C	0.574 - 0.693 BTU/lb-°F @Temperature 617 - 617 °F	Average value: 2.65 J/g-°C Grade Count:2
Thermal Conductivity	0.230 - 20.0 W/m-K	1.60 - 139 BTU-in/hr-ft²-°F	Average value: 2.30 W/m-K Grade Count:23
	0.240 - 0.250 W/m-K @Temperature 325 - 325 °C	1.67 - 1.74 BTU-in/hr-ft²-°F @Temperature 617 - 617 °F	Average value: 0.245 W/m-K Grade Count:2
Melting Point	223 - 340 °C	433 - 644 °F	Average value: 311 °C Grade Count:257
Maximum Service Temperature, Air	120 - 290 °C	248 - 554 °F	Average value: 180 °C Grade Count:65
Deflection Temperature at 0.46 MPa (66 psi)	88.0 - 320 °C	190 - 608 °F	Average value: 273 °C Grade Count:150
Deflection Temperature at 1.8 MPa (264 psi)	80.0 - 320 °C	176 - 608 °F	Average value: 258 °C Grade Count:529
Deflection Temperature at 8.0 MPa	60.0 - 250 °C	140 - 482 °F	Average value: 187 °C Grade Count:31
Vicat Softening Point	100 - 313 °C	212 - 595 °F	Average value: 249 °C Grade Count:46
Glass Transition Temp, Tg	45.0 - 144 °C	113 - 291 °F	Average value: 98.3 °C Grade Count:43
UL RTI, Electrical	65.0 - 150 °C	149 - 302 °F	Average value: 132 °C Grade Count:19
UL RTI, Mechanical with Impact	50.0 - 140 °C	122 - 284 °F	Average value: 107 °C Grade Count:10
UL RTI, Mechanical without Impact	65.0 - 150 °C	149 - 302 °F	Average value: 123 °C Grade Count:10
Flammability, UL94	HB - 5VA	HB - 5VA	Grade Count:344
	V-0 - V-0 @Temperature 1.50 - 1.50 °C	V-0 - V-0 @Temperature 34.7 - 34.7 °F	Grade Count:1
Flame Spread	25.0 - 80.0 mm/min	0.984 - 3.15 in/min	Average value: 64.3 mm/min Grade Count:16
Oxygen Index	23.0 - 42.0 %	23.0 - 42.0 %	Average value: 29.1 % Grade Count:20
Glow Wire Test	675 - 960 °C	1250 - 1760 °F	Average value: 828 °C Grade Count:28

Optical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Transmission, Visible	20.0 - 38.0 %	20.0 - 38.0 %	Average value: 29.5 % Grade Count:4
Reflection Coefficient, Visible (0-1)	0.900	0.900	Average value: 0.900 Grade Count:5

Processing Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Processing Temperature	280 - 345 °C	536 - 653 °F	Average value: 316 °C Grade Count:71
Nozzle Temperature	280 - 345 °C	536 - 653 °F	Average value: 327 °C Grade Count:36
Melt Temperature	240 - 360 °C	464 - 680 °F	Average value: 320 °C Grade Count:456
Mold Temperature	48.9 - 190 °C	120 - 374 °F	Average value: 133 °C Grade Count:487
Drying Temperature	79.4 - 150 °C	175 - 302 °F	Average value: 110 °C Grade Count:413
Moisture Content	0.0200 - 0.200 %	0.0200 - 0.200 %	Average value: 0.0717 % Grade Count:320
Dew Point	-31.7 - -28.9 °C	-25.0 - -20.0 °F	Average value: -30.9 °C Grade Count:119
Injection Pressure	41.4 - 124 MPa	6000 - 18000 psi	Average value: 93.7 MPa Grade Count:177

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