Overview of materials for Polyimide

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Overview of materials for Polyimide
Categories:	Polymer; Thermoplastic; Polyimide, Thermoplastic
Material Notes:	This property data is a summary of similar materials in the MatWeb database for the category "Polyimide". Each property range of values reported is minimum and maximum values of appropriate MatWeb entries. The comments report the average value, and number of data points used to calculate the average. The values are not necessarily typical of any specific grade, especially less common values and those that can be most affected by additives or processing methods.
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Physical Properties	Metric	English	Comments

Density	0.00545 - 1.95 g/cc	0.000197 - 0.0704 lb/in³	Average value: 1.37 g/cc Grade Count:178
Filler Content	0.000 - 40.0 %	0.000 - 40.0 %	Average value: 22.9 % Grade Count:33
Water Absorption	0.0400 - 1.86 %	0.0400 - 1.86 %	Average value: 0.485 % Grade Count:90
	0.260 - 3.15 % @Temperature 50.0 - 80.0 °C	0.260 - 3.15 % @Temperature 122 - 176 °F	Average value: 1.60 % Grade Count:17
	0.300 - 3.29 % @Temperature 50.0 - 80.0 °C	0.300 - 3.29 % @Temperature 122 - 176 °F	Average value: 1.60 % Grade Count:14
	0.300 - 3.29 % @Time 86400 - 173000 sec	0.300 - 3.29 % @Time 24.0 - 48.0 hour	Average value: 1.60 % Grade Count:14
Moisture Absorption at Equilibrium	0.0200 - 3.90 %	0.0200 - 3.90 %	Average value: 0.468 % Grade Count:45
Water Absorption at Saturation	0.420 - 3.80 %	0.420 - 3.80 %	Average value: 1.69 % Grade Count:24
	2.30 - 4.17 % @Temperature 80.0 - 80.0 °C	2.30 - 4.17 % @Temperature 176 - 176 °F	Average value: 3.20 % Grade Count:3
Viscosity	8.00 - 16.0 cP @Temperature 360 - 360 °C	8.00 - 16.0 cP @Temperature 680 - 680 °F	Average value: 9.60 cP Grade Count:15
	8.00 - 16.0 cP @Load 5.00 - 5.00 kg	8.00 - 16.0 cP @Load 11.0 - 11.0 lb	Average value: 9.60 cP Grade Count:15
Thickness	5.00 - 127 microns	0.197 - 5.00 mil	Average value: 72.2 microns Grade Count:3
Linear Mold Shrinkage	0.000100 - 0.0140 cm/cm	0.000100 - 0.0140 in/in	Average value: 0.00625 cm/cm Grade Count:47
Linear Mold Shrinkage, Transverse	0.00500 - 0.0140 cm/cm	0.00500 - 0.0140 in/in	Average value: 0.00671 cm/cm Grade Count:14
Melt Flow	2.00 - 37.0 g/10 min	2.00 - 37.0 g/10 min	Average value: 15.2 g/10 min Grade Count:22

Mechanical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Hardness, Rockwell E	20.0 - 91.0	20.0 - 91.0	Average value: 55.6 Grade Count:11
Hardness, Rockwell M	20.0 - 125	20.0 - 125	Average value: 105 Grade Count:16
Hardness, Rockwell R	123 - 129	123 - 129	Average value: 126 Grade Count:9
Hardness, Shore D	65.0 - 93.0	65.0 - 93.0	Average value: 85.5 Grade Count:46
Ball Indentation Hardness	138 - 345 MPa	20000 - 50000 psi	Average value: 163 MPa Grade Count:14
Tensile Strength, Ultimate	0.0480 - 345 MPa	6.96 - 50000 psi	Average value: 96.4 MPa Grade Count:141
	23.0 - 324.054 MPa @Temperature 150 - 260 °C	3340 - 47000.1 psi @Temperature 302 - 500 °F	Average value: 88.1 MPa Grade Count:36
Tensile Strength, Yield	15.0 - 230 MPa	2180 - 33300 psi	Average value: 103 MPa Grade Count:44
	27.579 - 141.343 MPa @Temperature 149 - 260 °C	4000.0 - 20500.0 psi @Temperature 300 - 500 °F	Average value: 88.8 MPa Grade Count:6
Elongation at Break	0.350 - 200 %	0.350 - 200 %	Average value: 16.5 % Grade Count:153
	1.70 - 90.0 % @Temperature 150 - 260 °C	1.70 - 90.0 % @Temperature 302 - 500 °F	Average value: 10.8 % Grade Count:28
Elongation at Yield	2.00 - 90.0 %	2.00 - 90.0 %	Average value: 8.77 % Grade Count:23
	4.00 - 90.0 % @Temperature 149 - 149 °C	4.00 - 90.0 % @Temperature 300 - 300 °F	Average value: 25.5 % Grade Count:4
Modulus of Elasticity	0.107 - 46.9 GPa	15.5 - 6800 ksi	Average value: 6.01 GPa Grade Count:107
	1.03421 - 3.71627 GPa @Temperature 260 - 260 °C	150.002 - 539.008 ksi @Temperature 500 - 500 °F	Average value: 2.29 GPa Grade Count:7
Flexural Yield Strength	24.8 - 490 MPa	3600 - 71000 psi	Average value: 155 MPa Grade Count:141
	20.6843 - 344.738 MPa @Temperature 149 - 260 °C	3000.01 - 50000.1 psi @Temperature 300 - 500 °F	Average value: 132 MPa Grade Count:33
Flexural Modulus	1.38 - 40.0 GPa	200 - 5800 ksi	Average value: 6.71 GPa Grade Count:136
	0.0102 - 30.3 GPa @Temperature 149 - 300 °C	1.48 - 4390 ksi @Temperature 300 - 572 °F	Average value: 8.01 GPa Grade Count:32
Flexural Strain at Break	1.30 - 5.40 %	1.30 - 5.40 %	Average value: 2.56 % Grade Count:7
Flexural Strain at Yield	1.40 - 7.90 %	1.40 - 7.90 %	Average value: 4.08 % Grade Count:27
Compressive Strain at Break	12.0 - 54.0 %	12.0 - 54.0 %	Average value: 27.1 % Grade Count:12
	21.0 - 31.0 % @Temperature 260 - 260 °C	21.0 - 31.0 % @Temperature 500 - 500 °F	Average value: 26.3 % Grade Count:2
Compressive Yield Strength	0.00217 - 570 MPa	0.315 - 82700 psi	Average value: 175 MPa Grade Count:77
	71.0 - 414 MPa @Temperature 149 - 260 °C	10300 - 60000 psi @Temperature 300 - 500 °F	Average value: 131 MPa Grade Count:11
	96.0 - 172 MPa @Temperature 260 - 260 °C	13900 - 24900 psi @Temperature 500 - 500 °F	Average value: 131 MPa Grade Count:2
	96.0 - 172 MPa @Strain 10.0 - 10.0 %	13900 - 24900 psi @Strain 10.0 - 10.0 %	Average value: 131 MPa Grade Count:2
Compressive Modulus	0.00164 - 6.19 GPa	0.238 - 898 ksi	Average value: 2.25 GPa Grade Count:44
	1.663 - 2.997 GPa @Temperature 260 - 260 °C	241.2 - 434.7 ksi @Temperature 500 - 500 °F	Average value: 2.17 GPa Grade Count:3
Poissons Ratio	0.250 - 0.410	0.250 - 0.410	Average value: 0.370 Grade Count:4
	0.320 - 0.320 @Temperature 190 - 190 °C	0.320 - 0.320 @Temperature 374 - 374 °F	Average value: 0.320 Grade Count:1
Fatigue Strength	16.5474 - 26.2001 MPa @# of Cycles 1000 - 1.00e+7	2400.00 - 3800.01 psi @# of Cycles 1000 - 1.00e+7	Average value: 21.4 MPa Grade Count:1
	16.5474 - 26.2001 MPa @Temperature 260 - 260 °C	2400.00 - 3800.01 psi @Temperature 500 - 500 °F	Average value: 21.4 MPa Grade Count:1
Shear Strength	81.4 - 110 MPa	11800 - 16000 psi	Average value: 90.5 MPa Grade Count:7
	60.8 - 78.5 MPa @Temperature 150 - 150 °C	8820 - 11400 psi @Temperature 302 - 302 °F	Average value: 71.9 MPa Grade Count:3
Izod Impact	25.0 - 69.0 J	18.4 - 50.9 ft-lb	Average value: 56.2 J Grade Count:19
	38.0 - 74.0 J @Temperature -30.0 - -30.0 °C	28.0 - 54.6 ft-lb @Temperature -22.0 - -22.0 °F	Average value: 66.8 J Grade Count:15
Izod Impact, Notched	0.0700 - 9.20 J/cm	0.131 - 17.2 ft-lb/in	Average value: 1.04 J/cm Grade Count:68
Izod Impact, Unnotched	0.900 - 5340 J/cm	1.69 - 10000 ft-lb/in	Average value: 8.26 J/cm Grade Count:41
Izod Impact, Notched (ISO)	0.0430 - 27.0 kJ/m²	0.0205 - 12.8 ft-lb/in²	Average value: 5.71 kJ/m² Grade Count:23
	4.00 - 5.00 kJ/m² @Temperature -30.0 - -30.0 °C	1.90 - 2.38 ft-lb/in² @Temperature -22.0 - -22.0 °F	Average value: 4.80 kJ/m² Grade Count:15
Izod Impact, Unnotched (ISO)	0.320 kJ/m² - NB	0.152 ft-lb/in² - NB	Average value: 87.6 kJ/m² Grade Count:18
	147 kJ/m² - NB @Temperature -30.0 - -30.0 °C	69.9 ft-lb/in² - NB @Temperature -22.0 - -22.0 °F	Average value: 147 kJ/m² Grade Count:15
Charpy Impact Unnotched	0.540 - 1000 J/cm²	2.57 - 4760 ft-lb/in²	Average value: 3.15 J/cm² Grade Count:42
	999.9 - 999.9 J/cm² @Temperature -30.0 - -30.0 °C	4759 - 4759 ft-lb/in² @Temperature -22.0 - -22.0 °F	Grade Count:12
Charpy Impact, Notched	0.110 - 1.60 J/cm²	0.524 - 7.61 ft-lb/in²	Average value: 0.514 J/cm² Grade Count:27
Dart Drop, Total Energy	33.0 J	24.3 ft-lb	Average value: 33.0 J Grade Count:15
Coefficient of Friction	0.0600 - 0.490	0.0600 - 0.490	Average value: 0.240 Grade Count:20
Coefficient of Friction, Static	0.200 - 0.350	0.200 - 0.350	Average value: 0.294 Grade Count:5
K Factor (Wear Factor)	0.400 - 13.1	0.400 - 13.1	Average value: 5.48 Grade Count:3
K (wear) Factor	20.1 - 568 x 10^-8 mm³/N-M	10.0 - 282 x 10^-10 in³-min/ft-lb-hr	Average value: 260 x 10^-8 mm³/N-M Grade Count:3
Limiting Pressure Velocity	0.525 - 12.0 MPa-m/sec	15000 - 343000 psi-ft/min	Average value: 6.48 MPa-m/sec Grade Count:4
Compression Set	12.5 - 98.0 %	12.5 - 98.0 %	Average value: 45.3 % Grade Count:26

Electrical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Electrical Resistivity	0.100 - 4.00e+19 ohm-cm	0.100 - 4.00e+19 ohm-cm	Average value: 1.04e+18 ohm-cm Grade Count:46
Surface Resistance	0.100 - 1.00e+18 ohm	0.100 - 1.00e+18 ohm	Average value: 3.02e+16 ohm Grade Count:41
Dielectric Constant	1.11 - 62.0	1.11 - 62.0	Average value: 5.77 Grade Count:58
Dielectric Strength	3.00 - 305 kV/mm	76.2 - 7760 kV/in	Average value: 36.2 kV/mm Grade Count:47
Dissipation Factor	0.000900 - 0.310	0.000900 - 0.310	Average value: 0.0130 Grade Count:41
Dielectric Loss Index	0.00180 - 0.0106	0.00180 - 0.0106	Average value: 0.00490 Grade Count:5
Comparative Tracking Index	125 - 399 V	125 - 399 V	Average value: 200 V Grade Count:19
Hot Wire Ignition, HWI	30.0 - 120 sec	30.0 - 120 sec	Average value: 67.5 sec Grade Count:6
High Amp Arc Ignition, HAI	0.000 - 15.0 arcs	0.000 - 15.0 arcs	Average value: 7.50 arcs Grade Count:6

Thermal Properties	Metric	English	Comments
CTE, linear	5.40 - 63.0 µm/m-°C	3.00 - 35.0 µin/in-°F	Average value: 40.7 µm/m-°C Grade Count:72
	0.234 - 144 µm/m-°C @Temperature 15.6 - 400 °C	0.130 - 80.0 µin/in-°F @Temperature 60.0 - 752 °F	Average value: 46.4 µm/m-°C Grade Count:50
CTE, linear, Transverse to Flow	6.00 - 55.0 µm/m-°C	3.33 - 30.6 µin/in-°F	Average value: 48.1 µm/m-°C Grade Count:33
	36.0 - 70.0 µm/m-°C @Temperature 50.0 - 300 °C	20.0 - 38.9 µin/in-°F @Temperature 122 - 572 °F	Average value: 51.9 µm/m-°C Grade Count:10
Specific Heat Capacity	0.920 - 1.24 J/g-°C	0.220 - 0.296 BTU/lb-°F	Average value: 1.03 J/g-°C Grade Count:22
	0.895376 - 1.42256 J/g-°C @Temperature 60.0 - 300 °C	0.214000 - 0.340000 BTU/lb-°F @Temperature 140 - 572 °F	Average value: 1.14 J/g-°C Grade Count:7
Thermal Conductivity	0.0330 - 1.73 W/m-K	0.229 - 12.0 BTU-in/hr-ft²-°F	Average value: 0.367 W/m-K Grade Count:53
	0.220 - 2.05 W/m-K @Temperature 40.0 - 300 °C	1.53 - 14.2 BTU-in/hr-ft²-°F @Temperature 104 - 572 °F	Average value: 0.595 W/m-K Grade Count:16
Melting Point	247 - 388 °C	477 - 730 °F	Average value: 373 °C Grade Count:20
Maximum Service Temperature, Air	200 - 395 °C	392 - 743 °F	Average value: 288 °C Grade Count:55
Hot Ball Pressure Test	125 °C	257 °F	Average value: 125 °C Grade Count:12
Deflection Temperature at 0.46 MPa (66 psi)	215 - 377 °C	419 - 711 °F	Average value: 261 °C Grade Count:31
Deflection Temperature at 1.8 MPa (264 psi)	196 - 470 °C	385 - 878 °F	Average value: 269 °C Grade Count:78
Vicat Softening Point	221 - 260 °C	430 - 500 °F	Average value: 241 °C Grade Count:18
Minimum Service Temperature, Air	-240 - -20.0 °C	-400 - -4.00 °F	Average value: -167 °C Grade Count:3
Glass Transition Temp, Tg	-20.0 - 385 °C	-4.00 - 725 °F	Average value: 302 °C Grade Count:62
Decomposition Temperature	431 - 570 °C	808 - 1060 °F	Average value: 489 °C Grade Count:4
UL RTI, Electrical	50.0 - 160 °C	122 - 320 °F	Average value: 123 °C Grade Count:11
UL RTI, Mechanical with Impact	50.0 - 130 °C	122 - 266 °F	Average value: 110 °C Grade Count:11
UL RTI, Mechanical without Impact	50.0 - 160 °C	122 - 320 °F	Average value: 123 °C Grade Count:11
Flammability, UL94	V-0 - 5VA	V-0 - 5VA	Grade Count:75
Flame Spread Index	0.000 - 5.00	0.000 - 5.00	Average value: 1.60 Grade Count:3
Oxygen Index	30.0 - 53.0 %	30.0 - 53.0 %	Average value: 45.3 % Grade Count:26
Glow Wire Test	850 - 960 °C	1560 - 1760 °F	Average value: 905 °C Grade Count:12

Optical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Haze	0.100 - 2.00 %	0.100 - 2.00 %	Average value: 1.69 % Grade Count:11
Transmission, Visible	58.0 - 91.6 %	58.0 - 91.6 %	Average value: 61.6 % Grade Count:11

Processing Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Processing Temperature	371 - 420 °C	700 - 788 °F	Average value: 400 °C Grade Count:16
Nozzle Temperature	375 - 405 °C	707 - 761 °F	Average value: 388 °C Grade Count:18
Melt Temperature	370 - 416 °C	698 - 780 °F	Average value: 393 °C Grade Count:29
Mold Temperature	135 - 232 °C	275 - 450 °F	Average value: 180 °C Grade Count:35
Drying Temperature	150 - 204 °C	302 - 400 °F	Average value: 173 °C Grade Count:29
Moisture Content	0.0100 %	0.0100 %	Average value: 0.0100 % Grade Count:11
Dew Point	-40.0 °C	-40.0 °F	Average value: -40.0 °C Grade Count:11
Injection Pressure	138 - 193 MPa	20000 - 28000 psi	Average value: 165 MPa Grade Count:17
Vent Depth	0.00250 - 0.00760 cm	0.000984 - 0.00299 in	Average value: 0.00505 cm Grade Count:18

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