Fortron PPS Product Brochure (B240) - Hi Polymers

Fortron ®
Polyphenylene sulphide (PPS)
Table 1 · Physical properties of Fortron (PPS)
Property Unit Test method
Reinforcement level (rounded-off) % (w/w) –
Density g/cm 3 ISO 1183
Water absorption (24 h immersion at 23°C) % ASTM D 570
Moulding shrinkage (p c = 500 bar, h = 2 mm) % ISO 294-4
(Typical values) 1 ) (p c = 500 bar, h = 4 mm) % ISO 294-4
Mechanical properties, measured at 23°C, 50% relative humidity
Tensile strength 2 ) MPa ISO 527 parts 1 and 2
Strain at break 2 ) % ISO 527 parts 1 and 2
Tensile modulus MPa ISO 527 parts 1 and 2
Flexural strength MPa ISO 178
Flexural modulus MPa ISO 178
Compressive strength MPa ISO 604
Compressive modulus MPa ISO 604
Impact strength (Charpy) kJ/m 2 ISO 179/1eU
Notched impact strength (Charpy) kJ/m 2 ISO 179/1eA
Notched impact strength (Izod) kJ/m 2 ISO 180/1A
Ball indentation hardness, 30 sec. value N/mm 2 ISO 2039 part 1
Rockwell hardness, scale M – ASTM D 785
Thermal properties
Heat deflection HDT/A at 1.8 MPa °C
temperature HDT/C at 8.0 MPa °C
ISO 75 parts 1 and 2
Coefficient of linear (between –50 and 90°C) °C –1 ISO 11359-2
thermal expansion 1 ) (between 90 and 250°C) °C –1 ISO 11359-2
Electrical properties, measured at 23°C, 50% relative humidity
Relative permittivity ε r at 10 kHz –
at 1 MHz –
Dissipation factor tan δ at 10 kHz –
IEC 60250
at 1 MHz –
Electric strength kV/mm IEC 60243 part 1 3 )
Comparative tracking index CTI
Volume resistivity
–
Ω · m
CTI M
Surface resistivity
–
Ω
IEC 60112
IEC 60093 4 )
Ball indentation test °C IEC 60089 (Sec) 82 March 1993
Fire behaviour
Flammability Class UL 94
Hot wire test (at 1, 2 and 4 mm wall thickness) °C IEC 60695 part 1 and 2
1
) Values from longitudinal transverse directions 4
) Measured with sticking electrodes (The data quoted are typical values)
2
) Testing speed 5 mm/min 5
) Only for 4665B6 black
3
) P 25/P 75 in transformer oil according
to IEC 60296, 1 mm thick sheet
p c = cavity pressure
8