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ASTM D704 Type 2 Elevated Temperature Compound

ASTM D704 type 2 is a grade of melamine moulding compound. The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare ASTM D704 type 2 to other thermoset plastics (top) 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.

Thermal Properties

Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi)

190 °C 370 °F

Solidification (Pattern Maker's) Shrinkage

0.53 %

Electrical Properties

Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential)

11 kV/mm 0.44 V/mil

Electrical Dissipation At 1 MHz

0.053

Other Material Properties

Density

1.5 g/cm3 97 lb/ft3

Flexural Strength

58 MPa 8.4 x 103 psi

Water Absorption After 24 Hours

0.22 %

Followup Questions

Further Reading

ASTM D704: Standard Specification for Melamine-Formaldehyde Molding Compounds

Thermosets: Structure, Properties and Applications, Qipeng Guo (editor), 2012

CRC Materials Science and Engineering Handbook, 4th ed., James F. Shackelford et al. (editors), 2015