VESTAKEEP®2000 CF30

Technical Documents

VESTAKEEP 2000 CF30 is a medium-viscosity, carbon fiber-reinforced (30%) polyether ether ketone for injection molding.

Details Compound

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Advantages
  • superior thermal and chemical resistance
  • self-extinguishing
  • can be processed by common injection molding machines for thermoplastics
Handling

VESTAKEEP®2000 CF30 is supplied as granules in 25 kg boxes with moisture–proof poly-ethylene liners.

Technical data

Quantity Value Unit Comment
Physical Properties
MVR 10 ml/10min ISO 1133 @Load 5.0 kg,Temperature 380 °C
Shrinkage 0.0 % ISO 294-4; sheet with film gate at rim, mold temperature1 80°C @Thickness 2.00 mm; in flow direction
Melting range 380 - 400 ºC during the injection molding process.
Density 1.38 g/ml ISO 1183@Temperature 23°C
Shrinkage 0.40 % ISO 294-4; sheet with film gate at rim, mold temperature1 80°C @Thickness 2.00 mm; in transverse direction
Thermal Properties
Glow WireTest 875 ºC IEC 60695-2-12/13 @Thickness 2mm; GWIT
Melting point ºC ISO 11357; DSC; 2nd heating
Flameability IEC 60695@Thickness 1.60 mm
Vicat softening temperature 343 ºC 10N; ISO 306
Heat Deflection temperature 330 ºC ISO 75-1/2;at 1.8 MPa
Vicat softening temperature 340 ºC 50N; ISO 306
Thermal Expansion 10 µm/m-°C Longitudinal; ISO 11359@Temperature 23.0 -55.0 °C
Heat Deflection temperature 340 ºC ISO 75-1/2;at 0.45 MPa
Glow WireTest 960 ºC IEC 60695-2-12/13 @Thickness 2mm; GWFI
Mechanical Properties
Charpy Impact Strength (notched) 9 kJ/m² ISO 179/1eA@Temperature 23°C
Tensile strength 240 MPa ISO 527-1/2
Charpy Impact Strength (notched) 8 kJ/m² ISO 179/1eA@Temperature -30°C
Tensile modulus-MD 23000 MPa ISO 527-1/2
(Charpy Impact Strength(unnotched 45 kJ/m² ISO 179/1eU@Temperature -30°C
Strain at break-MD 2 % ISO 527-1/2
(Charpy Impact Strength(unnotched 45 kJ/m² ISO 179/1eU@Temperature 23°C
Electrical Properties
Volume resistance 1.00e+6 ohm-cm IEC 60093
Surface Resistance 1.00e+5 ohm IEC 60093
Process Properties
Mold Temperature 160 - 200 ºC preferably 180°C