TECAPEEK® natural polyetheretherketone - Stock Shapes (rods,

plates, tubes)
Chemical Designation Main features Target Industries
PEEK (Polyetheretherketone) excellent chemical resistance aircraft and aerospace technology
high thermal resistance food technology
Colour
good heat deflection temperature oil and gas industry
beige opaque
good machinability chemical plant engineering
Density very good slide and wear properties semiconductor technology
1.31 g/cm3 hydrolysis and superheated steam food engineering
resistant medical technology
automotive industry
process engineering
mechanical engineering
Mechanical properties condition value unit test method comment
Modulus of elasticity 1% Sec, 73 °F 650,000 psi ASTM D 638 (1) Data obtained from public
(tensile test) source
(2) Injection molded
Tensile strength at yield @ 73 °F 16000 psi ASTM D 638 specimen data obtained from
public source
Tensile strength at break @ 73 °F 9000 psi ASTM D 638 (3) injection molded
Elongation at yield (tensile test) @ 73 °F 4.9 % ASTM D 638 specimen, data obtained from
public source
Elongation at break (tensile @ 73 °F > 30 % ASTM D 638
test)
Flexural strength @ 73 °F 26,000 psi ASTM D 790
Modulus of elasticity @ 73 °F 600,000 psi ASTM D 790
(flexural test)
Compression strength @ 73 °F 20,000 psi ASTM D 695
10% strain
Compression strength @ 73 °F 16,000 psi ASTM D 695
5% strain
Compression strength @ 73 °F 3,400 psi ASTM D 695
1% strain
Compression modulus @ 73 °F 493,000 psi ASTM D 695 1)
Notched impact strength (Izod) @ 73 °F 0.90 ft-lbs/in ASTM D 256
Rockwell hardness M Scale 100 ASTM D 785
Rockwell hardness R scale 125 ASTM D 785
Shore hardness D scale 88 ASTM D 2240
Coefficient of friction @ 68 °F 0.20 ASTM D 3702 2)
Static , 40 psi
Coefficient of friction @ 68 °F, .25 ASTM D 3702 3)
Dynamic 40 psi 50 fpm
Wear (K) factor 40 psi, 50 fpm 200x
10
10 - in³-min/ft-lbs-hr ASTM D 3702

Thermal properties condition value unit test method comment

Melting temperature 633 °F - (1) Injection molded
specimen
Deflection temperature @264 psi 320 °F ASTM D 648 1) (2) Injection molded
Long Term - 2) specimen
Service temperature 480 °F (3) Data obtained from public
Service temperature short term 572 °F - 3) source
(4) Injection molded
Thermal expansion (CLTE) 73 F to 140 F 2.7 *10-5 in/in/°F ASTM E 831 specimen from public source
Thermal expansion (CLTE) 73 F to 212 F 2.82 *10-5 in/in/°F ASTM E 831
Thermal expansion (CLTE) 212 F to 302 F 3.35 *10-5 in/in/°F ASTM E 831
Thermal conductivity 2.01 BTU-in/hr-ft2 -°F ISO 22007-4:2008 4)

Electrical properties condition value unit test method comment

surface resistivity 1.0*10 16 Ω/square ASTM D 257 1) (1) Injection molded specimen
(2) Injection molded specimen
volume resistance @ 73 °F 4.9*10 16 Ω*cm ASTM D 149 2) (3) Injection molded specimen
0.1" thick IEC 60243-1 - 3) (4) Injection molded specimen
Dielectric strength 630 V/mil from public source
Dissipation factor @ 73 °F, 1 MHz 0.003 DIN IEC 60250 4) (5) injection molded data from
public source
Dielectric constant @ 73 °F, 1 kHz 2.8 DIN IEC 60250 5)

Other properties condition value unit test method comment

Limiting PV 69000 psi-fpm ASTM D 3702 1) (1) publicly sourced data
(2) injection molded data,
Moisture absorption @ saturation, 73 °F 0.45 % DIN EN ISO 62 2) publicly sourced data
@ 24 hrs, 73 °F ASTM D 570 (3) Injection molded specimen
Moisture absorption 0.03 % 3.0mm
Flammability (UL94) V0 - 3) (4) 3 mm test specimen

Flammability 3 mm pass FAR 25.853 4)

Resin specification:
ASTM D4000-11 PEEK; MIL-P-46183 Ty. I
Shapes specification:
ASTM D6262-12 S-PAEK0111
TECAPEEK products may be based on Victrex® PEEK or Solvay KetaSpire® polymer
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resistance, quality of products or their suitability in any legally binding way. Values are not minimum or maximum values, but guidelines that can be used for comparative purposes in
material selection. They are within the normal range of product properties and do not represent guaranteed property values. Testing under individual application circumstances is
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