Arnite® AV2 390 XT

50% Glass Reinforced, Applications with extremely narrow tolerances

General Information

Arnite® (PBT, PET and blends) are high-performance engineering plastics that combine high strength and rigidity with excellent processing characteristics. As a result, Arnite® A (PET)  and Arnite® T (PBT) are well suited for a broad range of automotive, electrical & electronic and consumer goods applications.
A wide portfolio of Arnite® is available including unreinforced, reinforced and flame retardant grades.
Special features
Regulatory Affairs
Processing technology
Injection Molding
Design challenge
Narrow Tolerances
Automotive OEM
GM
OEM Specification
GMW15702-020912-PET-GF50

Rheological properties

Molding shrinkage [parallel]
0.45
%
Molding shrinkage [normal]
0.8
%

Mechanical properties

Tensile modulus
18500
MPa
Stress at break
205
MPa
Strain at break
1.7
%
Charpy impact strength (+23°C)
65
kJ/m²
Charpy impact strength (-30°C)
60
kJ/m²
Charpy notched impact strength (+23°C)
8.5
kJ/m²
Charpy notched impact strength (-30°C)
8.5
kJ/m²

Thermal properties

Melting temperature (10°C/min)
255
°C
Temp. of deflection under load (1.80 MPa)
232
°C
Temp. of deflection under load (0.45 MPa)
250
°C
Coeff. of linear therm. expansion (parallel)
0.13
E-4/°C
Coeff. of linear therm. expansion (normal)
0.48
E-4/°C

Electrical properties

Relative permittivity (100Hz)
3.8
-
Relative permittivity (1 MHz)
3.5
-
Dissipation factor (100 Hz)
20
E-4
Dissipation factor (1 MHz)
110
E-4
Volume resistivity
>1E13
Ohm*m

Other properties

Water absorption
0.3
%
Humidity absorption
0.12
%
Density
1810
kg/m³

Diagrams