Overview of materials for Polyethersulfone

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Polymer; Thermoplastic; Polyethersulfone

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This property data is a summary of similar materials in the MatWeb database for the category "Polyethersulfone". 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	1.21 - 1.85 g/cc	0.0437 - 0.0668 lb/in³	Average value: 1.50 g/cc Grade Count:198
Filler Content	5.00 - 40.0 %	5.00 - 40.0 %	Average value: 21.3 % Grade Count:67
Water Absorption	0.0200 - 2.10 %	0.0200 - 2.10 %	Average value: 0.493 % Grade Count:124
Moisture Absorption at Equilibrium	0.0400 - 1.50 %	0.0400 - 1.50 %	Average value: 0.670 % Grade Count:24
Water Absorption at Saturation	1.90 - 2.00 %	1.90 - 2.00 %	Average value: 1.91 % Grade Count:9
Particle Size	38.0 - 500 µm	38.0 - 500 µm	Average value: 228 µm Grade Count:5
Viscosity	80.0 - 5000 cP @Temperature 40.0 - 40.0 °C	80.0 - 5000 cP @Temperature 104 - 104 °F	Average value: 888 cP Grade Count:12
Viscosity Test	48.0 - 80.0 cm³/g	48.0 - 80.0 cm³/g	Average value: 59.7 cm³/g Grade Count:7
Linear Mold Shrinkage	0.000100 - 0.0100 cm/cm	0.000100 - 0.0100 in/in	Average value: 0.00393 cm/cm Grade Count:168
Linear Mold Shrinkage, 6.35 mm section	0.00200 - 0.00800 cm/cm	0.00200 - 0.00800 in/in	Average value: 0.00435 cm/cm Grade Count:23
Linear Mold Shrinkage, Transverse	0.00300 - 0.0300 cm/cm	0.00300 - 0.0300 in/in	Average value: 0.00651 cm/cm Grade Count:36
Melt Flow	4.50 - 150 g/10 min	4.50 - 150 g/10 min	Average value: 39.7 g/10 min Grade Count:22

Mechanical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Hardness, Rockwell M	89.0 - 98.0	89.0 - 98.0	Average value: 95.8 Grade Count:4
Hardness, Rockwell R	120 - 127	120 - 127	Average value: 122 Grade Count:34
Tensile Strength, Ultimate	53.0 - 211 MPa	7690 - 30600 psi	Average value: 116 MPa Grade Count:170
Tensile Strength, Yield	60.0 - 221 MPa	8700 - 32000 psi	Average value: 106 MPa Grade Count:38
Elongation at Break	0.450 - 100 %	0.450 - 100 %	Average value: 6.84 % Grade Count:166
Elongation at Yield	0.500 - 7.00 %	0.500 - 7.00 %	Average value: 4.90 % Grade Count:36
Modulus of Elasticity	2.00 - 29.0 GPa	290 - 4200 ksi	Average value: 7.78 GPa Grade Count:172
Flexural Modulus	2.21 - 24.1 GPa	321 - 3500 ksi	Average value: 7.19 GPa Grade Count:187
Flexural Yield Strength	2.60 - 310 MPa	377 - 45000 psi	Average value: 171 MPa Grade Count:181
Compressive Yield Strength	20.0 - 241 MPa	2900 - 35000 psi	Average value: 129 MPa Grade Count:27
Izod Impact, Unnotched	1.87 J/cm - NB	3.50 ft-lb/in - NB	Average value: 6.21 J/cm Grade Count:113
Izod Impact, Unnotched (ISO)	20.0 kJ/m² - NB	9.52 ft-lb/in² - NB	Average value: 37.5 kJ/m² Grade Count:41
Charpy Impact Unnotched	4.20 J/cm² - NB	20.0 ft-lb/in² - NB	Average value: 6.60 J/cm² Grade Count:8
	4.50 J/cm² - NB @Temperature -30.0 - -30.0 °C	21.4 ft-lb/in² - NB @Temperature -22.0 - -22.0 °F	Average value: 6.67 J/cm² Grade Count:6
Charpy Impact, Notched	0.650 - 1.20 J/cm²	3.09 - 5.71 ft-lb/in²	Average value: 0.819 J/cm² Grade Count:8
	0.700 - 0.800 J/cm² @Temperature -30.0 - -30.0 °C	3.33 - 3.81 ft-lb/in² @Temperature -22.0 - -22.0 °F	Average value: 0.750 J/cm² Grade Count:5
Falling Dart Impact	4.20 - 12.8 J	3.10 - 9.44 ft-lb	Average value: 9.27 J Grade Count:4
Coefficient of Friction	0.230 - 0.520	0.230 - 0.520	Average value: 0.421 Grade Count:12
Coefficient of Friction, Static	0.120 - 0.630	0.120 - 0.630	Average value: 0.389 Grade Count:11
Tensile Creep Modulus, 1 hour	2800 - 9000 MPa	406000 - 1.31e+6 psi	Average value: 4700 MPa Grade Count:5
Tensile Creep Modulus, 1000 hours	2700 - 8300 MPa	392000 - 1.20e+6 psi	Average value: 4400 MPa Grade Count:5
K (wear) Factor	8.06 - 342 x 10^-8 mm³/N-M	4.00 - 170 x 10^-10 in³-min/ft-lb-hr	Average value: 111 x 10^-8 mm³/N-M Grade Count:11
Izod Impact, Notched	0.214 - 2.14 J/cm	0.400 - 4.00 ft-lb/in	Average value: 0.679 J/cm Grade Count:165
Izod Impact, Notched (ISO)	4.00 - 10.0 kJ/m²	1.90 - 4.76 ft-lb/in²	Average value: 6.97 kJ/m² Grade Count:43

Electrical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Electrical Resistivity	6.60 - 1.00e+17 ohm-cm	6.60 - 1.00e+17 ohm-cm	Average value: 9.60e+15 ohm-cm Grade Count:104
Surface Resistance	10.0 - 1.00e+15 ohm	10.0 - 1.00e+15 ohm	Average value: 6.78e+13 ohm Grade Count:27
Static Decay	2.00 sec	2.00 sec	Average value: 2.00 sec Grade Count:7
Dielectric Constant	3.10 - 4.30	3.10 - 4.30	Average value: 3.77 Grade Count:49
Dielectric Strength	14.6 - 181 kV/mm	370 - 4600 kV/in	Average value: 21.4 kV/mm Grade Count:55
Dissipation Factor	0.00110 - 0.0140	0.00110 - 0.0140	Average value: 0.00510 Grade Count:47
Arc Resistance	50.0 - 125 sec	50.0 - 125 sec	Average value: 77.1 sec Grade Count:21
Comparative Tracking Index	100 - 150 V	100 - 150 V	Average value: 133 V Grade Count:13

Thermal Properties	Metric	English	Comments
CTE, linear	5.00 - 60.0 µm/m-°C	2.78 - 33.3 µin/in-°F	Average value: 37.2 µm/m-°C Grade Count:82
CTE, linear, Transverse to Flow	1.00 - 60.0 µm/m-°C	0.556 - 33.3 µin/in-°F	Average value: 40.7 µm/m-°C Grade Count:24
Thermal Conductivity	0.163 - 5.99 W/m-K	1.13 - 41.6 BTU-in/hr-ft²-°F	Average value: 0.500 W/m-K Grade Count:27
Maximum Service Temperature, Air	180 - 220 °C	356 - 428 °F	Average value: 189 °C Grade Count:9
Deflection Temperature at 0.46 MPa (66 psi)	160 - 280 °C	320 - 536 °F	Average value: 217 °C Grade Count:67
Deflection Temperature at 1.8 MPa (264 psi)	146 - 270 °C	295 - 518 °F	Average value: 209 °C Grade Count:178
Vicat Softening Point	215 - 220 °C	419 - 428 °F	Average value: 217 °C Grade Count:7
Glass Transition Temp, Tg	158 - 225 °C	316 - 437 °F	Average value: 220 °C Grade Count:28
Flammability, UL94	V-2 - 5VA	V-2 - 5VA	Grade Count:112
Oxygen Index	38.0 - 49.0 %	38.0 - 49.0 %	Average value: 40.5 % Grade Count:17

Processing Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Processing Temperature	145 - 399 °C	293 - 750 °F	Average value: 356 °C Grade Count:130
Feed Temperature	335 - 391 °C	635 - 736 °F	Average value: 363 °C Grade Count:5
Rear Barrel Temperature	335 - 391 °C	635 - 736 °F	Average value: 363 °C Grade Count:5
Middle Barrel Temperature	335 - 391 °C	635 - 736 °F	Average value: 363 °C Grade Count:5
Front Barrel Temperature	335 - 391 °C	635 - 736 °F	Average value: 363 °C Grade Count:5
Adapter Temperature	325 - 371 °C	617 - 700 °F	Average value: 349 °C Grade Count:5
Die Temperature	325 - 371 °C	617 - 700 °F	Average value: 349 °C Grade Count:5
Mold Temperature	93.0 - 177 °C	199 - 350 °F	Average value: 152 °C Grade Count:121
Injection Velocity	200 mm/sec	7.87 in/sec	Average value: 200 mm/sec Grade Count:5
Drying Temperature	121 - 180 °C	250 - 356 °F	Average value: 151 °C Grade Count:86
Dry Time	2.00 - 6.00 hour	2.00 - 6.00 hour	Average value: 5.49 hour Grade Count:67
Moisture Content	0.0400 - 1.50 %	0.0400 - 1.50 %	Average value: 0.102 % Grade Count:64
Dew Point	-31.7 °C	-25.0 °F	Average value: -31.7 °C Grade Count:53
Injection Pressure	68.9 - 103 MPa	10000 - 15000 psi	Average value: 86.2 MPa Grade Count:83
Back Pressure	0.345 - 0.689 MPa	50.0 - 99.9 psi	Average value: 0.517 MPa Grade Count:9

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