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VICTREX™ PEEK FG™ 100/101 Food Grade PEEK, High Strength
Categories: Polymer; Thermoplastic; Polyketone; Polyetheretherketone (PEEK)

Material Notes: FG™ 100 is natural/beige. FG™ 101 is black. The VICTREX FG™ 100 family of materials is intended for applications needing mechanical properties at ambient and elevated temperatures along with long-term creep resistance, point and edge retention and low coefficient of thermal expansion for metal replacement. Chemically resistant to aggressive environments, suitable for sterilization.

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Vendors: With over 30 years of focus, experience and security of supply Victrex Polymer Solutions is the world’s leading manufacturer of high performance Polyaryletherketones (PAEK) including versatile VICTREX™ PEEK. We work with our customers and end users to deliver technology driven solutions to meet the challenges and opportunities they face and help them to achieve new levels of cost savings, quality and performance. Visit www.victrex.com, call (800) VICTREX /1-484-342-6001, or email victrexplc@victrex.com.

Ensinger TECAPEEK™ shapes are manufactured exclusively with Victrex™ PEEK polymer. The Ensinger process and Victrex resins ensure reliability, consistency, dimensional stability, and high temperature mechanical performance.

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Physical PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
Density 1.30 g/cc0.0470 lb/in³ISO 1183
Water Absorption at Saturation  0.45 %
@Temperature 23.0 °C
0.45 %
@Temperature 73.4 °F
ISO 62-1
 0.55 %
@Temperature 100 °C
0.55 %
@Temperature 212 °F
ISO 62-1
Linear Mold Shrinkage, Flow 0.010 cm/cm0.010 in/in365°C Nozzle temp; 160°C Tool Temp; ISO 294-4
Linear Mold Shrinkage, Transverse 0.013 cm/cm0.013 in/in365°C Nozzle temp; 160°C Tool Temp; ISO 294-4
Spiral Flow 22.0 cm
@Thickness 1.00 mm,
Temperature 365 °C
8.66 in
@Thickness 0.0394 in,
Temperature 689 °F
Mold Temp: 160°C, Melt Temp: 365°C
 
Mechanical PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
Hardness, Shore D 8585ISO 868
Tensile Strength, Yield 105 MPa15200 psiISO 527
Elongation at Break 20 %20 %ISO 527
Flexural Strength 90.0 MPa
@Temperature 125 °C
13100 psi
@Temperature 257 °F
ISO 178
Flexural Yield Strength 175 MPa25400 psiISO 178
Flexural Modulus 3.90 GPa566 ksiISO 178
Compressive Strength 130 MPa
@Temperature 23.0 °C
18900 psi
@Temperature 73.4 °F
ISO 604
Izod Impact, Notched (ISO) 5.00 kJ/m²2.38 ft-lb/in²ISO 180/A
Izod Impact, Unnotched (ISO) NBNBISO 180/U
 
Electrical PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
Volume Resistivity 1.00e+16 ohm-cm1.00e+16 ohm-cmIEC 60093
Dielectric Strength 23.0 kV/mm
@Thickness 2.00 mm
584 kV/in
@Thickness 0.0787 in
IEC 60243-1
 
Thermal PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
CTE, linear, Parallel to Flow  50.0 µm/m-°C
@Temperature <=143 °C
27.8 µin/in-°F
@Temperature <=289 °F
Below Tg; ISO 11359
 120 µm/m-°C
@Temperature >=143 °C
66.7 µin/in-°F
@Temperature >=289 °F
Above Tg; ISO 11359
CTE, linear, Transverse to Flow  55.0 µm/m-°C
@Temperature <=143 °C
30.6 µin/in-°F
@Temperature <=289 °F
Below Tg; ISO 11359
 140 µm/m-°C
@Temperature >=143 °C
77.8 µin/in-°F
@Temperature >=289 °F
Above Tg; ISO 11359
Thermal Conductivity 0.290 W/m-K2.01 BTU-in/hr-ft²-°FISO 22007-4
Melting Point 343 °C649 °FISO 11357
Deflection Temperature at 1.8 MPa (264 psi) 156 °C313 °FISO 75A-f
Glass Transition Temp, Tg 143 °C289 °FISO 11357
 
Processing PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
Processing Temperature 350 - 360 °C662 - 680 °FBarrel
Feed Temperature <= 100 °C<= 212 °FHopper
Nozzle Temperature 365 °C689 °F
Mold Temperature 160 - 200 °C320 - 392 °FRecommended
 <= 250 °C<= 482 °FMax
Drying Temperature  120 °C
@Time 18000 sec
248 °F
@Time 5.00 hour
Option 2
 150 °C
@Time 10800 sec
302 °F
@Time 3.00 hour
Option 1
Moisture Content <= 0.020 %<= 0.020 %
 
Compliance PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
FDA YesYes
 
Descriptive Properties
Gate> 1 mm or 0.5 x part thickness
Runner> 3 mmDie/Nozzle
 > 3.5 mmManifold
Tensile Creep0.16% @30 MPa23°C; 1000 hours
 0.76% @ 30 MPa120°C; 1000 hours

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