Overview of materials for Polyetheretherketone, Carbon Fiber Filled

Categories: Polymer; Thermoplastic; Polyketone; Polyetheretherketone (PEEK); Polyetheretherketone, PEEK, Carbon Fiber Filled

Material This property data is a summary of similar materials in the MatWeb database for the category "Polyetheretherketone, Carbon Fiber Filled". Each property
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by additives or processing methods.

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Physical Properties Metric English Comments
Density  1.32 - 1.90 g/cc 0.0477 - 0.0686 lb/in³ Average value: 1.44 g/cc Grade Count:158
Filler Content  10.0 - 60.0 % 10.0 - 60.0 % Average value: 28.8 % Grade Count:47
Water Absorption  0.0180 - 0.500 % 0.0180 - 0.500 % Average value: 0.118 % Grade Count:44
Moisture Absorption at Equilibrium  0.0600 - 0.160 % 0.0600 - 0.160 % Average value: 0.104 % Grade Count:17
  0.180 - 0.220 % 0.180 - 0.220 % Average value: 0.207 % Grade Count:3
@Temperature 70.0 - 70.0 °C @Temperature 158 - 158 °F
Water Absorption at Saturation  0.0530 - 0.400 % 0.0530 - 0.400 % Average value: 0.277 % Grade Count:21
  0.350 - 0.500 % 0.350 - 0.500 % Average value: 0.445 % Grade Count:10
@Temperature 100 - 100 °C @Temperature 212 - 212 °F
Additive Loading  10.0 - 40.0 % 10.0 - 40.0 % Average value: 25.5 % Grade Count:11
Viscosity  550 - 850000 cP 550 - 850000 cP Average value: 191000 cP Grade Count:12
@Temperature 400 - 420 °C @Temperature 752 - 788 °F
  150 - 920 cP 150 - 920 cP Average value: 191000 cP Grade Count:7
@Temperature 400 - 400 °C @Temperature 752 - 752 °F
  150 - 920 cP 150 - 920 cP Average value: 191000 cP Grade Count:7
@Shear Rate 1000 - 1000 1/s @Shear Rate 1000 - 1000 1/s
Linear Mold Shrinkage  0.000 - 0.00700 cm/cm 0.000 - 0.00700 in/in Average value: 0.00151 cm/cm Grade Count:99
  0.00300 - 0.00300 cm/cm 0.00300 - 0.00300 in/in Average value: 0.00300 cm/cm Grade Count:1
@Temperature 180 - 180 °C @Temperature 356 - 356 °F
Linear Mold Shrinkage, Transverse  0.00250 - 0.0170 cm/cm 0.00250 - 0.0170 in/in Average value: 0.00659 cm/cm Grade Count:32
  0.00700 - 0.00700 cm/cm 0.00700 - 0.00700 in/in Average value: 0.00700 cm/cm Grade Count:1
@Temperature 180 - 180 °C @Temperature 356 - 356 °F
Melt Flow  1.10 - 50.0 g/10 min 1.10 - 50.0 g/10 min Average value: 14.9 g/10 min Grade Count:18
Spiral Flow  6.50 - 100 cm 2.56 - 39.4 in Average value: 23.1 cm Grade Count:11
 
Mechanical Properties Metric English Comments
Hardness, Rockwell M  80.0 - 125 80.0 - 125 Average value: 103 Grade Count:28
Hardness, Rockwell R  117 - 124 117 - 124 Average value: 120 Grade Count:7
Hardness, Shore D  78.0 - 94.0 78.0 - 94.0 Average value: 88.7 Grade Count:35
Ball Indentation Hardness  312 - 440 MPa 45300 - 63800 psi Average value: 359 MPa Grade Count:3
Tensile Strength, Ultimate  51.7 - 2900 MPa 7500 - 420000 psi Average value: 257 MPa Grade Count:146
  35.0 - 2826.85 MPa 5080 - 410001 psi Average value: 385 MPa Grade Count:16
@Temperature -55.0 - 275 °C @Temperature -67.0 - 527 °F
Tensile Strength, Yield  86.2 - 2070 MPa 12500 - 300000 psi Average value: 355 MPa Grade Count:21
Elongation at Break  0.300 - 7.00 % 0.300 - 7.00 % Average value: 1.89 % Grade Count:153
  0.860 - 2.50 % 0.860 - 2.50 % Average value: 1.40 % Grade Count:6
@Temperature -55.0 - 177 °C @Temperature -67.0 - 351 °F
Elongation at Yield  1.20 - 7.00 % 1.20 - 7.00 % Average value: 2.29 % Grade Count:8
Modulus of Elasticity  1.00 - 172 GPa 145 - 24900 ksi Average value: 24.8 GPa Grade Count:142
  2.55 - 172 GPa 370 - 24900 ksi Average value: 54.9 GPa Grade Count:6
@Temperature -55.0 - 177 °C @Temperature -67.0 - 351 °F
Flexural Yield Strength  48.3 - 2170 MPa 7000 - 315000 psi Average value: 332 MPa Grade Count:138
  45.0 - 2413.17 MPa 6530 - 350001 psi Average value: 444 MPa Grade Count:13
@Temperature -55.0 - 275 °C @Temperature -67.0 - 527 °F
Flexural Modulus  4.83 - 159 GPa 700 - 23100 ksi Average value: 21.4 GPa Grade Count:137
  6.55002 - 159 GPa 950.015 - 23100 ksi Average value: 77.7 GPa Grade Count:3
@Temperature -55.0 - 177 °C @Temperature -67.0 - 351 °F
Flexural Strain at Break  1.30 - 4.20 % 1.30 - 4.20 % Average value: 2.34 % Grade Count:28

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Compressive Yield Strength  4.14 - 1360 MPa 600 - 197000 psi Average value: 339 MPa Grade Count:46
  45.0 - 1520 MPa 6530 - 220000 psi Average value: 442 MPa Grade Count:12
@Temperature -55.0 - 250 °C @Temperature -67.0 - 482 °F
Compressive Modulus  2.28 - 152 GPa 330 - 22000 ksi Average value: 40.4 GPa Grade Count:17
  124 - 152 GPa 18000 - 22000 ksi Average value: 134 GPa Grade Count:2
@Temperature -55.0 - 177 °C @Temperature -67.0 - 351 °F
Poissons Ratio  0.270 - 0.420 0.270 - 0.420 Average value: 0.322 Grade Count:4
  0.260 - 0.300 0.260 - 0.300 Average value: 0.287 Grade Count:2
@Temperature -55.0 - 177 °C @Temperature -67.0 - 351 °F
Shear Modulus  3.00 - 5.70 GPa 435 - 827 ksi Average value: 4.96 GPa Grade Count:4
  2.80 - 6.30 GPa 406 - 914 ksi Average value: 4.74 GPa Grade Count:2
@Temperature -55.0 - 177 °C @Temperature -67.0 - 351 °F
Shear Strength  50.0 - 186 MPa 7250 - 27000 psi Average value: 101 MPa Grade Count:15
  23.4422 - 206.843 MPa 3400.01 - 30000.1 psi Average value: 128 MPa Grade Count:3
@Temperature -55.0 - 260 °C @Temperature -67.0 - 500 °F
Izod Impact, Notched  0.235 - 1.07 J/cm 0.440 - 2.00 ft-lb/in Average value: 0.681 J/cm Grade Count:86
  4.69832 - 4.69832 J/cm 8.80188 - 8.80188 ft-lb/in Average value: 4.70 J/cm Grade Count:1
@Temperature 73.0 - 73.0 °C @Temperature 163 - 163 °F
Izod Impact, Unnotched  2.67 - 9.08 J/cm 5.00 - 17.0 ft-lb/in Average value: 6.11 J/cm Grade Count:64
Izod Impact, Notched (ISO)  4.30 - 12.0 kJ/m² 2.05 - 5.71 ft-lb/in² Average value: 8.12 kJ/m² Grade Count:23
Izod Impact, Unnotched (ISO)  20.0 - 60.0 kJ/m² 9.52 - 28.6 ft-lb/in² Average value: 41.2 kJ/m² Grade Count:21
Charpy Impact Unnotched  2.50 - 6.50 J/cm² 11.9 - 30.9 ft-lb/in² Average value: 4.11 J/cm² Grade Count:42
  2.00 - 6.00 J/cm² 9.52 - 28.6 ft-lb/in² Average value: 3.48 J/cm² Grade Count:11
@Temperature -30.0 - -30.0 °C @Temperature -22.0 - -22.0 °F
Charpy Impact, Notched  0.400 - 1.05 J/cm² 1.90 - 5.00 ft-lb/in² Average value: 0.646 J/cm² Grade Count:36
  0.500 - 0.900 J/cm² 2.38 - 4.28 ft-lb/in² Average value: 0.750 J/cm² Grade Count:10
@Temperature -30.0 - -30.0 °C @Temperature -22.0 - -22.0 °F
Falling Dart Impact  4.40 - 12.5 J 3.25 - 9.22 ft-lb Average value: 7.66 J Grade Count:5
Instrumented Impact Total Energy  1.80 - 4.57 J 1.33 - 3.37 ft-lb Average value: 2.89 J Grade Count:3
Coefficient of Friction  0.110 - 0.350 0.110 - 0.350 Average value: 0.215 Grade Count:13
Coefficient of Friction, Static  0.260 - 0.320 0.260 - 0.320 Average value: 0.290 Grade Count:4
K (wear) Factor  6.00 - 302 x 10-8 mm³/N-M 2.98 - 150 x 10-10 in³-min/ft-lb-hr Average value: 116 x 10-8 mm³/N-M Grade Count:8
Limiting Pressure Velocity  0.876 - 1.23 MPa-m/sec 25000 - 35000 psi-ft/min Average value: 0.993 MPa-m/sec Grade Count:3
 
Electrical Properties Metric English Comments
Electrical Resistivity  0.100 - 1.00e+10 ohm-cm 0.100 - 1.00e+10 ohm-cm Average value: 5.36e+8 ohm-cm Grade Count:81
Surface Resistance  50.0 - 1.00e+9 ohm 50.0 - 1.00e+9 ohm Average value: 1.55e+8 ohm Grade Count:43
Dielectric Constant  3.30 - 17.0 3.30 - 17.0 Average value: 6.51 Grade Count:5
Dielectric Strength  1.26 - 32.0 kV/mm 32.0 - 813 kV/in Average value: 8.94 kV/mm Grade Count:4
 
Thermal Properties Metric English Comments
CTE, linear  1.80 - 200 µm/m-°C 1.00 - 111 µin/in-°F Average value: 32.6 µm/m-°C Grade Count:50
  1.00 - 135 µm/m-°C 0.556 - 75.0 µin/in-°F Average value: 54.5 µm/m-°C Grade Count:13
@Temperature 22.8 - 143 °C @Temperature 73.0 - 290 °F
CTE, linear, Transverse to Flow  29.0 - 45.0 µm/m-°C 16.1 - 25.0 µin/in-°F Average value: 38.5 µm/m-°C Grade Count:5
Specific Heat Capacity  0.920 - 1.80 J/g-°C 0.220 - 0.430 BTU/lb-°F Average value: 1.21 J/g-°C Grade Count:3
  1.13 - 1.84 J/g-°C 0.270 - 0.440 BTU/lb-°F Average value: 1.50 J/g-°C Grade Count:4
@Temperature 50.0 - 200 °C @Temperature 122 - 392 °F
Thermal Conductivity  0.240 - 4.30 W/m-K 1.67 - 29.8 BTU-in/hr-ft²-°F Average value: 1.08 W/m-K Grade Count:28
Melting Point  334 - 344 °C 633 - 651 °F Average value: 342 °C Grade Count:62
Maximum Service Temperature, Air  225 - 310 °C 437 - 590 °F Average value: 261 °C Grade Count:35
Deflection Temperature at 0.46 MPa (66 psi)  288 - 350 °C 550 - 662 °F Average value: 312 °C Grade Count:16
Deflection Temperature at 1.8 MPa (264 psi)  195 - 350 °C 383 - 662 °F Average value: 296 °C Grade Count:107
Deflection Temperature at 8.0 MPa  175 - 260 °C 347 - 500 °F Average value: 229 °C Grade Count:4
Vicat Softening Point  295 - 350 °C 563 - 662 °F Average value: 316 °C Grade Count:20
Heat Distortion Temperature  235 - 253 °C 455 - 487 °F Average value: 241 °C Grade Count:4
Minimum Service Temperature, Air  -80.0 - -20.0 °C -112 - -4.00 °F Average value: -46.5 °C Grade Count:7
Glass Transition Temp, Tg  143 - 152 °C 289 - 306 °F Average value: 146 °C Grade Count:25
UL RTI, Mechanical with Impact  180 - 200 °C 356 - 392 °F Average value: 190 °C Grade Count:4
UL RTI, Mechanical without Impact  240 °C 464 °F Average value: 240 °C Grade Count:4
Flammability, UL94  V -0 V -0 Grade Count:62
Oxygen Index  40.0 - 43.0 % 40.0 - 43.0 % Average value: 41.5 % Grade Count:4
Glow Wire Test  850 - 960 °C 1560 - 1760 °F Average value: 939 °C Grade Count:11
 
Processing Properties Metric English Comments
Processing Temperature  100 - 390 °C 212 - 734 °F Average value: 272 °C Grade Count:31
Nozzle Temperature  357 - 415 °C 675 - 779 °F Average value: 379 °C Grade Count:32
Melt Temperature  343 - 400 °C 650 - 752 °F Average value: 378 °C Grade Count:70
Mold Temperature  135 - 218 °C 275 - 425 °F Average value: 186 °C Grade Count:100

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Drying Temperature  120 - 160 °C 248 - 320 °F Average value: 141 °C Grade Count:72
Moisture Content  0.0100 - 0.100 % 0.0100 - 0.100 % Average value: 0.0798 % Grade Count:52
Dew Point  -28.9 °C -20.0 °F Average value: -28.9 °C Grade Count:31
Injection Pressure  82.7 - 124 MPa 12000 - 18000 psi Average value: 103 MPa Grade Count:50

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