Material Specifications - Ketron 1000 (Polyetheretherketone PEEK)

Material Specifications
Ketron 1000 (Polyetheretherketone PEEK)

Characteristics

Polyether ether ketone (PEEK) is a colourless organic thermoplastic polymer in the polyaryletherketone (PAEK) family, used in engineering applications. The KETRON PEEK family of materials is based on polyetheretherketone resin. This semi-crystalline advanced material exhibits a unique combination of high mechanical properties, temperature resistance and excellent chemical resistance making it the most popular advanced plastics material. KETRON PEEK 1000 stock shapes are produced from virgin polyetheretherketone resin and offer the highest toughness and impact strength of all KETRON PEEK grades.

The composition of the raw materials used for the production of the KETRON PEEK 1000 natural stock shapes complies with the directives of the European Union and with the American FDA regulations concerning plastic materials intended to come into contact with foodstuffs. These features, added to its excellent sterilisability by means of steam, dry heat, ethylene oxide and gamma radiation, make this grade very popular in medical, pharmaceutical and food processing industries.

  • High mechanical properties
  • Temperature resistance
  • Excellent chemical resistance
  • High impact strength

Applications

High-performance, demanding industrial components such as electrical industries, coil bobbins, insulating bushings, housings, process equipment, milking machines, pumps, valves, filtration plates, heat exchangers, food processing / Medical industries, components subjected to repeated cleaning and sterilisation.

Technical Specifications

The guaranteed minimum mechanical properties of Ketron 1000 (Polyetheretherketone PEEK) are shown below.

Ketron 1000 engineering plastic
Physical Properties Metric
Density 1.31 g/cc
Water Absorption 0.10 %
Water Absorption at Saturation 0.50 %
Mechanical Properties Metric
Hardness, Rockwell M 100
Hardness, Shore D 85
Tensile Strength 110 MPa
Elongation at Break 40%
Tensile Modulus 4.34 GPa
Compressive Strength 138 MPa
Coefficient of Friction, Dynamic 0.32
Electrical Properties Metric
Surface Resistivity per Square 1.0e+13 ohm-cm
Dielectric Constant 3.3
Dielectric Strength 18.9 kV/mm
Thermal Properties Metric
CTE, linear 46.8 µm/m-°C
Thermal Conductivity  0.252 W/m-K
Melting Point 340 °C
Maximum Service Temperature, Air 249 °C
Flammability, UL94 V-0
Chemical Resistance Properties Metric
Acids, Strong (pH 1-3)  Limited
Acids, Weak   Acceptable
Alcohols  Acceptable
Alkalies, Strong (pH 11-14)  Acceptable
Alkalies, Weak Acceptable
Chlorinated Solvents Acceptable
Conductive / Static Dissipative No
Continuous Sunlight Limited
Hot Water / Steam Acceptable
Hydrocarbons - Aliphatic Acceptable
Hydrocarbons - Aromatic Acceptable
Inorganic Salt Solutions Acceptable
Ketones, Esters Acceptable