30 CF PEEK vs. PEEK
30 CF PEEK is a variant of PEEK. The properties of the parent material encompass the values of all of its variants.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 30 CF PEEK and the bottom bar is PEEK.
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Mechanical Properties
| Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa | 300 | |
| 120 to 300 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 24 | |
| 4.0 to 24 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.6 | |
| 1.6 to 43 |
| Flexural Modulus, GPa | 19 | |
| 3.8 to 19 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 330 | |
| 150 to 330 |
| Impact Strength: Notched Izod, J/m | 78 | |
| 78 to 120 |
| Rockwell R Hardness | 120 | |
| 120 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 100 | |
| 50 to 100 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 200 | |
| 97 to 200 |
Thermal Properties
| Glass Transition Temperature, °C | 240 | |
| 240 |
| Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C | 300 | |
| 160 to 300 |
| Maximum Temperature: Autoignition, °C | 600 | |
| 600 |
| Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C | 570 | |
| 570 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 330 | |
| 330 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 340 | |
| 340 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1520 | |
| 1390 to 1700 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 0.93 | |
| 0.25 to 0.93 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 15 | |
| 15 to 52 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude, 10x Ω-m | 3.0 | |
| 3.0 to 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.4 | |
| 1.3 to 1.5 |
| Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), % | 38 | |
| 38 |
| Water Absorption After 24 Hours, % | 0.060 | |
| 0.060 to 0.3 |
| Water Absorption At Saturation, % | 0.22 | |
| 0.22 to 0.5 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 9.5 | |
| 1.5 to 10 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 69 | |
| 36 to 73 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 41 | |
| 20 to 41 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 55 | |
| 36 to 55 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 0.44 | |
| 0.1 to 0.51 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 40 | |
| 34 to 57 |