Overview of materials for Polyphthalamide (PPA), Carbon Fiber

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Overview of materials for Polyphthalamide (PPA), Carbon Fiber
Categories:	Polymer; Thermoplastic; Polyphthalamide (PPA); Polyphthalamide (PPA), Carbon Fiber Filled
Material Notes:	This property data is a summary of similar materials in the MatWeb database for the category "Polyphthalamide, Carbon Fiber". 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	1.20 - 1.65 g/cc	0.0434 - 0.0596 lb/in³	Average value: 1.33 g/cc Grade Count:48
Filler Content	10.0 - 50.0 %	10.0 - 50.0 %	Average value: 29.6 % Grade Count:13
Water Absorption	0.180 - 0.300 %	0.180 - 0.300 %	Average value: 0.230 % Grade Count:7
Moisture Absorption at Equilibrium	0.0200 - 1.70 %	0.0200 - 1.70 %	Average value: 1.06 % Grade Count:13
Water Absorption at Saturation	4.00 - 5.00 %	4.00 - 5.00 %	Average value: 4.50 % Grade Count:6
Additive Loading	10.0 - 60.0 %	10.0 - 60.0 %	Average value: 33.7 % Grade Count:9
Linear Mold Shrinkage	0.000100 - 0.00400 cm/cm	0.000100 - 0.00400 in/in	Average value: 0.00176 cm/cm Grade Count:33
Linear Mold Shrinkage, Transverse	0.00300 - 0.0100 cm/cm	0.00300 - 0.0100 in/in	Average value: 0.00594 cm/cm Grade Count:12

Mechanical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Hardness, Rockwell R	125	125	Average value: 125 Grade Count:3
Tensile Strength, Ultimate	135 - 1040 MPa	19600 - 151000 psi	Average value: 258 MPa Grade Count:47
	65.0 - 320 MPa @Temperature -40.0 - 200 °C	9430 - 46400 psi @Temperature -40.0 - 392 °F	Average value: 172 MPa Grade Count:3
Elongation at Break	0.500 - 4.00 %	0.500 - 4.00 %	Average value: 1.76 % Grade Count:46
	1.00 - 6.00 % @Temperature -40.0 - 200 °C	1.00 - 6.00 % @Temperature -40.0 - 392 °F	Average value: 3.22 % Grade Count:3
Modulus of Elasticity	10.0 - 102 GPa	1450 - 14800 ksi	Average value: 25.3 GPa Grade Count:47
	5.80 - 32.0 GPa @Temperature -40.0 - 200 °C	841 - 4640 ksi @Temperature -40.0 - 392 °F	Average value: 15.0 GPa Grade Count:3
Flexural Yield Strength	200 - 527 MPa	29000 - 76400 psi	Average value: 362 MPa Grade Count:35
Flexural Modulus	8.27 - 44.8 GPa	1200 - 6500 ksi	Average value: 21.3 GPa Grade Count:35
	6.20 - 16.3 GPa @Temperature 120 - 200 °C	899 - 2360 ksi @Temperature 248 - 392 °F	Average value: 9.43 GPa Grade Count:1
Flexural Strain at Break	1.80 - 3.20 %	1.80 - 3.20 %	Average value: 2.30 % Grade Count:5
Izod Impact, Notched	0.320 - 2.14 J/cm	0.600 - 4.01 ft-lb/in	Average value: 0.759 J/cm Grade Count:23
Izod Impact, Unnotched	2.94 - 9.08 J/cm	5.50 - 17.0 ft-lb/in	Average value: 6.31 J/cm Grade Count:22
Izod Impact, Notched (ISO)	6.40 - 15.0 kJ/m²	3.05 - 7.14 ft-lb/in²	Average value: 9.91 kJ/m² Grade Count:7
	7.00 - 12.0 kJ/m² @Temperature -30.0 - -30.0 °C	3.33 - 5.71 ft-lb/in² @Temperature -22.0 - -22.0 °F	Average value: 9.50 kJ/m² Grade Count:4
Izod Impact, Unnotched (ISO)	51.7 - 85.0 kJ/m²	24.6 - 40.4 ft-lb/in²	Average value: 67.8 kJ/m² Grade Count:6
	52.0 - 88.0 kJ/m² @Temperature -30.0 - -30.0 °C	24.7 - 41.9 ft-lb/in² @Temperature -22.0 - -22.0 °F	Average value: 75.3 kJ/m² Grade Count:3
Charpy Impact Unnotched	2.60 - 8.30 J/cm²	12.4 - 39.5 ft-lb/in²	Average value: 5.26 J/cm² Grade Count:16
	5.00 - 8.00 J/cm² @Temperature -40.0 - -30.0 °C	23.8 - 38.1 ft-lb/in² @Temperature -40.0 - -22.0 °F	Average value: 6.75 J/cm² Grade Count:3
Charpy Impact, Notched	0.500 - 1.40 J/cm²	2.38 - 6.66 ft-lb/in²	Average value: 0.862 J/cm² Grade Count:12
	0.300 - 1.20 J/cm² @Temperature -40.0 - -30.0 °C	1.43 - 5.71 ft-lb/in² @Temperature -40.0 - -22.0 °F	Average value: 0.888 J/cm² Grade Count:3

Electrical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Electrical Resistivity	0.0500 - 1.00e+16 ohm-cm	0.0500 - 1.00e+16 ohm-cm	Average value: 2.53e+14 ohm-cm Grade Count:24
Surface Resistance	10.0 - 1.00e+10 ohm	10.0 - 1.00e+10 ohm	Average value: 6.47e+8 ohm Grade Count:16
Comparative Tracking Index	100 - 400 V	100 - 400 V	Average value: 200 V Grade Count:3

Thermal Properties	Metric	English	Comments
CTE, linear	13.0 - 47.0 µm/m-°C	7.22 - 26.1 µin/in-°F	Average value: 24.4 µm/m-°C Grade Count:6
	15.0 - 15.0 µm/m-°C @Temperature 55.0 - 160 °C	8.33 - 8.33 µin/in-°F @Temperature 131 - 320 °F	Average value: 15.0 µm/m-°C Grade Count:1
CTE, linear, Transverse to Flow	60.0 - 83.0 µm/m-°C	33.3 - 46.1 µin/in-°F	Average value: 70.8 µm/m-°C Grade Count:3
	85.0 - 85.0 µm/m-°C @Temperature 55.0 - 160 °C	47.2 - 47.2 µin/in-°F @Temperature 131 - 320 °F	Average value: 85.0 µm/m-°C Grade Count:1
Melting Point	260 - 330 °C	500 - 626 °F	Average value: 310 °C Grade Count:11
Maximum Service Temperature, Air	120 - 290 °C	248 - 554 °F	Average value: 193 °C Grade Count:8
Deflection Temperature at 0.46 MPa (66 psi)	290 - 300 °C	554 - 572 °F	Average value: 293 °C Grade Count:5
Deflection Temperature at 1.8 MPa (264 psi)	210 - 305 °C	410 - 581 °F	Average value: 271 °C Grade Count:34
Deflection Temperature at 8.0 MPa	60.0 - 170 °C	140 - 338 °F	Average value: 135 °C Grade Count:4
Vicat Softening Point	215 - 275 °C	419 - 527 °F	Average value: 238 °C Grade Count:3
Glass Transition Temp, Tg	88.0 - 130 °C	190 - 266 °F	Average value: 113 °C Grade Count:4
Flammability, UL94	HB - V-0	HB - V-0	Grade Count:23

Processing Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Processing Temperature	296 - 340 °C	565 - 644 °F	Average value: 319 °C Grade Count:5
Nozzle Temperature	315 - 338 °C	599 - 640 °F	Average value: 329 °C Grade Count:3
Melt Temperature	285 - 350 °C	545 - 662 °F	Average value: 323 °C Grade Count:36
Mold Temperature	65.0 - 180 °C	149 - 356 °F	Average value: 132 °C Grade Count:37
Drying Temperature	80.0 - 149 °C	176 - 300 °F	Average value: 106 °C Grade Count:34
Moisture Content	0.0300 - 0.200 %	0.0300 - 0.200 %	Average value: 0.0720 % Grade Count:27
Dew Point	-31.7 - -28.9 °C	-25.0 - -20.0 °F	Average value: -30.6 °C Grade Count:18
Injection Pressure	68.9 - 124 MPa	10000 - 18000 psi	Average value: 92.4 MPa Grade Count:21

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