Overview of materials for Polyphenylsulfone (PPSU)

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Overview of materials for Polyphenylsulfone (PPSU)
Categories:	Polymer; Thermoplastic; Polyphenylsulfone (PPSU)
Material Notes:	This property data is a summary of similar materials in the MatWeb database for the category "Polyphenylsulfone". 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	Original Value	Comments

Density	0.0500 - 2.00 g/cc	Average value: 1.33 g/cc Grade Count:95
Water Absorption	0.200 - 1.20 %	Average value: 0.449 % Grade Count:41
Moisture Absorption at Equilibrium	0.0500 - 1.10 %	Average value: 0.487 % Grade Count:28
Water Absorption at Saturation	0.400 - 1.20 %	Average value: 1.02 % Grade Count:15
Linear Mold Shrinkage	0.00100 - 0.0200 cm/cm	Average value: 0.00668 cm/cm Grade Count:39
Linear Mold Shrinkage, Transverse	0.00500 - 0.0300 cm/cm	Average value: 0.0108 cm/cm Grade Count:11
Melt Flow	8.00 - 45.2 g/10 min	Average value: 20.9 g/10 min Grade Count:37

Mechanical Properties	Original Value	Comments
Hardness, Rockwell M	80.0 - 92.0	Average value: 86.5 Grade Count:20
Hardness, Rockwell R	120 - 126	Average value: 123 Grade Count:17
Hardness, Shore D	61.0 - 86.0	Average value: 75.5 Grade Count:5
Ball Indentation Hardness	124 - 143 MPa	Average value: 131 MPa Grade Count:5
Tensile Strength, Ultimate	1.90 - 121 MPa	Average value: 71.4 MPa Grade Count:59
	30.0 - 105 MPa @Temperature 60.0 - 160 °C	Average value: 75.5 MPa Grade Count:3
Tensile Strength, Yield	62.0 - 80.0 MPa	Average value: 77.1 MPa Grade Count:42
	45.0 - 65.0 MPa @Temperature 60.0 - 140 °C	Average value: 55.0 MPa Grade Count:1
Elongation at Break	2.20 - 150 %	Average value: 37.8 % Grade Count:79
	2.10 - 2.60 % @Temperature 60.0 - 150 °C	Average value: 34.9 % Grade Count:3
Elongation at Yield	0.180 - 120 %	Average value: 15.0 % Grade Count:34
	2.80 - 4.60 % @Temperature 60.0 - 150 °C	Average value: 3.63 % Grade Count:1
Modulus of Elasticity	0.0689 - 8.14 GPa	Average value: 2.83 GPa Grade Count:92
	1.60 - 5.60 GPa @Temperature 60.0 - 150 °C	Average value: 3.11 GPa Grade Count:4
Flexural Yield Strength	75.0 - 190 MPa	Average value: 109 MPa Grade Count:74
Flexural Modulus	1.70 - 7.79 GPa	Average value: 2.89 GPa Grade Count:74
Compressive Yield Strength	0.620 - 98.9 MPa	Average value: 63.2 MPa Grade Count:27
Compressive Modulus	0.0230 - 1.99 GPa	Average value: 1.53 GPa Grade Count:21
Shear Modulus	0.200 - 0.800 GPa @Temperature 50.0 - 225 °C	Average value: 0.645 GPa Grade Count:1
Shear Strength	0.690 - 62.7 MPa	Average value: 46.9 MPa Grade Count:4
Izod Impact, Notched	0.587 - 6.94 J/cm	Average value: 3.33 J/cm Grade Count:63
Izod Impact, Unnotched	1.33 J/cm - NB	Average value: 4.85 J/cm Grade Count:31
Izod Impact, Notched (ISO)	5.30 - 65.0 kJ/m²	Average value: 33.4 kJ/m² Grade Count:8
	22.0 - 87.0 kJ/m² @Temperature -60.0 - 100 °C	Average value: 51.4 kJ/m² Grade Count:3
Charpy Impact Unnotched	1.63 J/cm² - NB	Average value: 11.1 J/cm² Grade Count:16
	999.9 - 999.9 J/cm² @Temperature -30.0 - -30.0 °C	Grade Count:4
Charpy Impact, Notched	0.570 - 7.50 J/cm²	Average value: 3.60 J/cm² Grade Count:14
	2.40 - 3.00 J/cm² @Temperature -30.0 - -30.0 °C	Average value: 2.60 J/cm² Grade Count:4
Tensile Impact Strength	367 - 399 kJ/m²	Average value: 392 kJ/m² Grade Count:9

Electrical Properties	Original Value	Comments
Electrical Resistivity	10.0 - 1.00e+17 ohm-cm	Average value: 5.07e+15 ohm-cm Grade Count:45
Surface Resistance	1000 - 1.00e+16 ohm	Average value: 9.18e+14 ohm Grade Count:14
Dielectric Constant	3.00 - 3.90	Average value: 3.47 Grade Count:34
Dielectric Strength	11.0 - 200 kV/mm	Average value: 41.3 kV/mm Grade Count:33
Dissipation Factor	0.000200 - 0.0890	Average value: 0.0109 Grade Count:11
Comparative Tracking Index	100 - 150 V	Average value: 131 V Grade Count:4

Thermal Properties	Original Value	Comments
CTE, linear	5.50 - 72.0 µm/m-°C	Average value: 51.5 µm/m-°C Grade Count:42
	57.0 - 165.6 µm/m-°C @Temperature 30.0 - 300 °C	Average value: 88.0 µm/m-°C Grade Count:3
CTE, linear, Transverse to Flow	53.0 - 63.0 µm/m-°C	Average value: 57.0 µm/m-°C Grade Count:3
Specific Heat Capacity	1.13 J/g-°C	Average value: 1.13 J/g-°C Grade Count:9
Thermal Conductivity	0.0380 - 0.350 W/m-K	Average value: 0.321 W/m-K Grade Count:11
	0.0390 - 0.390 W/m-K @Temperature 100 - 250 °C	Average value: 0.263 W/m-K Grade Count:2
Melting Point	218 - 220 °C	Average value: 218 °C Grade Count:4
Maximum Service Temperature, Air	149 - 210 °C	Average value: 173 °C Grade Count:35
Deflection Temperature at 0.46 MPa (66 psi)	210 - 220 °C	Average value: 214 °C Grade Count:27
Deflection Temperature at 1.8 MPa (264 psi)	182 - 218 °C	Average value: 203 °C Grade Count:74
Vicat Softening Point	207 - 223 °C	Average value: 218 °C Grade Count:20
Minimum Service Temperature, Air	-50.0 - -40.0 °C	Average value: -46.7 °C Grade Count:3
Glass Transition Temp, Tg	220 - 230 °C	Average value: 221 °C Grade Count:21
Flammability, UL94	V-0	Grade Count:48
Flame Spread	25.4 mm/min	Average value: 25.4 mm/min Grade Count:4
Oxygen Index	38.0 %	Average value: 38.0 % Grade Count:8

Optical Properties	Original Value	Comments
Refractive Index	1.65 - 1.76	Average value: 1.68 Grade Count:6
Transmission, Visible	0.000 - 90.0 %	Average value: 35.0 % Grade Count:22

Processing Properties	Original Value	Comments
Processing Temperature	80.0 - 420 °C	Average value: 271 °C Grade Count:6
Nozzle Temperature	360 - 410 °C	Average value: 370 °C Grade Count:9
Die Temperature	327 - 371 °C	Average value: 351 °C Grade Count:4
Melt Temperature	240 - 410 °C	Average value: 363 °C Grade Count:48
Mold Temperature	80.0 - 190 °C	Average value: 150 °C Grade Count:45
Drying Temperature	110 - 180 °C	Average value: 152 °C Grade Count:49
Moisture Content	0.0200 - 0.0500 %	Average value: 0.0391 % Grade Count:17
Dew Point	-31.7 °C	Average value: -31.7 °C Grade Count:17
Injection Pressure	3.45 - 138 MPa	Average value: 81.6 MPa Grade Count:18

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