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Polyetherimide

Polyetherimide (PEI; branded as Ultem) is an amorphous, amber-to-transparent thermoplastic with characteristics similar to the related plastic PEEK. When comparing PEI to PEEK, the former is cheaper but has lower impact strength and a tighter temperature range.

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Density .mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}(ρ)
1.27 g/cc
Elongation (ε) at break
60-80%
Glass transition temperature (Tg)
215 C
Heat deflection temperature at 0.46 MPa / 66 psi
210 C
Izod impact strength
25-60 J/m
Lower working temperature
365 C

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Polyetherimide

Nodes20
Edges19
Triples15
Avg. degree1.9
Density0.1
Components1

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Polyetherimide

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related to Properties · 5
Polyetherimide → It, Its, PEI, The, This
Density .mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}(ρ) · 1
Polyetherimide → 1.27 g/cc
Elongation (ε) at break · 1
Polyetherimide → 60-80%
Glass transition temperature (Tg) · 1
Polyetherimide → 215 C
Heat deflection temperature at 0.46 MPa / 66 psi · 1
Polyetherimide → 210 C
Izod impact strength · 1
Polyetherimide → 25-60 J/m
Lower working temperature · 1
Polyetherimide → 365 C
Tensile strength (σt) · 1
Polyetherimide → 115 MPa
Upper working temperature · 1
Polyetherimide → 375 C
Vicat softening point · 1
Polyetherimide → 220 C

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pei properties peek strength temperature ultem lower impact amorphous range chemical material density mw-parser-output 27 25 glass transition thermoplastic adhesive

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
PolyetherimideDensity .mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}(ρ)1.27 g/cc1.00infobox
PolyetherimideElongation (ε) at break60-80%1.00infobox
PolyetherimideGlass transition temperature (Tg)215 C1.00infobox
PolyetherimideHeat deflection temperature at 0.46 MPa / 66 psi210 C1.00infobox
PolyetherimideIzod impact strength25-60 J/m1.00infobox
PolyetherimideLower working temperature365 C1.00infobox
PolyetherimideTensile strength (σt)115 MPa1.00infobox
PolyetherimideUpper working temperature375 C1.00infobox
PolyetherimideVicat softening point220 C1.00infobox
PolyetherimideWater absorption—over 24 hours0.25%1.00infobox
Polyetherimiderelated to PropertiesThe0.60section
Polyetherimiderelated to PropertiesPEI0.60section

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