Xytron™ U3020E

Extrusion, Improved Impact

General Information

Xytron™ is a high performance plastic compound of Envalior, which is based on PPS (polyphenylene sulphide).
Xytron™ offers extremely good chemical resistance, dimensional stability, intrinsic flame retardancy and high stiffness.
Because of its outstanding properties, Xytron™ contributes to an excellent performance in many different applications.
Product
Despite the fact that the above-mentioned grade is an extrusion grade, when using it for an injection molding process, the document below describes the typical injection molding recommendations.
Special features
Regulatory Affairs
Processing technology
Extrusion
Design challenge
Degradation & Stability | Chemical stability

Rheological properties

Melt volume-flow rate
21.7
cm³/10min
Temperature
300
°C
Load
2.16
kg
Melt flow index MFI
24.6
g/10min
MFI test temperature
300
°C
MFI test load
2.16
kg
Molding shrinkage (parallel)
1.2
%
Molding shrinkage (normal)
1.3
%

Mechanical properties

Tensile modulus
2850
MPa
Tensile modulus (-40°C)
3300
MPa
Yield stress
67
MPa
Yield strain
5
%
Stress at break
60
MPa
Stress at break (-40°C)
55
MPa
Strain at break
9
%
Strain at break (-40°C)
2
%
Flexural modulus
2700
MPa
Flexural modulus (120°C)
360
MPa
Flexural modulus (160°C)
240
MPa
Flexural modulus (200°C)
200
MPa
Flexural strength
90
MPa
Flexural strength (120°C)
12
MPa
Flexural strength (160°C)
8.5
MPa
Flexural strength (200°C)
7
MPa
Charpy impact strength (+23°C)
N
kJ/m²
Charpy impact strength (-30°C)
20
kJ/m²
Charpy notched impact strength (+23°C)
11
kJ/m²
Charpy notched impact strength (-30°C)
3.5
kJ/m²
Weldline strength at thickness 1
65
MPa
Weldline strain at thickness 1
6
%
Thickness tested (1)
4
mm

Thermal properties

Melting temperature (10°C/min)
280
°C
Glass transition temperature (10°C/min)
90
°C
Temp. of deflection under load (1.80 MPa)
102
°C
Coeff. of linear therm. expansion (parallel)
0.6
E-4/°C
Coeff. of linear therm. expansion (normal)
0.65
E-4/°C
Coef. of lin. therm expansion, parallel, above Tg
1.1
E-4/°C
Coef. of lin. therm expansion, normal, above Tg
1.4
E-4/°C
Burning Behav. at 1.5 mm nom. thickn.
V-2
class
Burning Behav. at 3.0 mm nom. thickn.
V-0
class

Electrical properties

Relative permittivity (5GHz)
3.2
-
Dissipation factor (5GHz)
23
E-4
Volume resistivity
>1E13
Ohm*m
Surface resistivity
>1E15
Ohm
Electric strength
41
kV/mm

Other properties

Water absorption in water at 23°C after 24h
0.06
%
Density
1290
kg/m³

Diagrams