30% Carbon Fiber (30 CF) PPS
30 CF PPS is a grade of PPS. It has the highest strength compared to the other variants of PPS. The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare 30 CF PPS to: polyphenylene plastics (top), all thermoplastics (middle), and the entire database (bottom). A full bar means this is the highest value in the relevant set. A half-full bar means it's 50% of the highest, and so on.
Mechanical Properties
Elongation at Break
2.5 %
Flexural Modulus
17 GPa 2.5 x 106 psi
Impact Strength: Notched Izod
55 J/m 1.0 ft-lb/in
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
190 MPa 27 x 103 psi
Thermal Properties
Glass Transition Temperature
290 °C 550 °F
Specific Heat Capacity
910 J/kg-K 0.22 BTU/lb-°F
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density
1.4 g/cm3 87 lb/ft3
Water Absorption At Saturation
0.1 %
Common Calculations
Strength to Weight: Axial
37 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
52 points
Followup Questions
Further Reading
Reinforced Plastics Durability, Geoffrey Pritchard (editor), 1999
SPI Plastics Engineering Handbook of the Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc., 5th ed., Michael L. Berins (editor), 2000
Modern Plastics Handbook, Charles A. Harper (editor), 1999
Plastics Materials, 7th ed., J. A. Brydson, 1999