Glass Reinforced PET
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Glass Reinforced Poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET), 15 - 45% GF
 

Thermo-Physical Properties

PROPERTYUNITVALUE / RANGE
Melting Point °C 245 - 252  (245)
Density g mL-1 1.43 - 1.73
Coefficient of Thermal Expansion x 10-5cm / (cm °C) 2.2 - 2.4
Heat Deflection Temperature, 0.5 MPa °C
Heat Deflection Temperature, 1.8 MPa °C 205 - 225
Thermal ConductivityW / mK  
Rockwell Hardness,  M/R Scalen/a R109 - R118  /   M72 - M100
    
 

Mechanical Properties at 23 °C

PROPERTY UNITVALUE / RANGE
Tensile Strength, Yield at 23 C MPa 115 - 190
Tensile Strength, Break at 23 C MPa  
Elongation, Yield %  
Elongation, Break % 1.5 -4.0
Tensile Modulus at 23 CMPa
Flexural Strength, Yield MPa 165 - 290
Flexural Modulus  MPa 5400 - 13800
Compressive Strength MPa 
Izod Notched J / m (kJ / m2) 70 - 123  (3.8 - 11)
Izod Unnotched J / m  
 

Electrical Properties

PROPERTY UNITVALUE / RANGE
Volume Resistivity
Ohm-cm 1016
 Dielectric Strength V/mm x 104 1.6 - 2.4
Dielectric Constant @ 1 MHz n/a 3.5 - 3.8
Dissipation Factor @ 1 MHz n/a, x 10-4 0.015 - 0.022
 

Other Properties

PROPERTY UNITVALUE / RANGE
Processing Temperature
°C 260 - 305
Mold Shrinkage % 0.002 - 0.005
Continuous Service Temperature °C 165 - 190
Water Absorption, 24 hr. Immersion% 0.04 - 0.12
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