ForTii® MX3

Alternative and trade names
PPA-GF50

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Description

ForTii® is a breakthrough high temperature polyamide with halogen-free and halogen containing flame retardant grades for demanding applications in the electronics, lighting, automotive, white goods, industrial and aerospace industries.
We developed ForTii® in close co-operation with leading OEMs and tier 1 connector and socket manufacturers to ensure we give our customer what they want – and need.
That means a high temperature polyamide with a broad and versatile portfolio of grades that deliver high performance with a unique balance of properties.

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ForTii® MX3

This material data has been provided by DSM.

"Typical" values were obtained via a literature search. "Predicted" values were imputed via artificial intelligence technology. While we have placed significant efforts in ensuring data accuracy, "typical" and "predicted" data should be considered indicative and verified by appropriate material testing. Please do contact us if additional information on the the predicted data method is required.
All metrics apply to room temperature unless otherwise stated. SI units used unless otherwise stated.
Equivalent standards are similar to one or more standards provided by the supplier. Some equivalent standards may be stricter whereas others may be outside the bounds of the original standard.

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Properties

General

Property	Value	Condition	Testing Standard	Comment
Density	1.65 g/cm³ Show Supplier Material materials with Density of 1.65 g/cm³	dry	ISO 1183
Moisture absorption	1.5 % Show Supplier Material materials with Moisture absorption of 1.5 %	dry	Sim. to ISO 62
Water absorption	0.3 % Show Supplier Material materials with Water absorption of 0.3 %	dry	ISO 62	at 23°C after 24h
	4 % Show Supplier Material materials with Water absorption of 4 %	dry	Sim. to ISO 62

Mechanical

Property	Temperature	Value	Condition	Testing Standard
Elastic modulus	-40 °C	18.3 GPa Show Supplier Material materials with Elastic modulus of 18.3 GPa	dry	ISO 527-1/-2
	-40 °C	18.5 GPa Show Supplier Material materials with Elastic modulus of 18.5 GPa	conditioned	ISO 527-1/-2
		18 GPa Show Supplier Material materials with Elastic modulus of 18 GPa	dry	ISO 527-1/-2
		18.3 GPa Show Supplier Material materials with Elastic modulus of 18.3 GPa	conditioned	ISO 527-1/-2
	40 °C	17.2 GPa Show Supplier Material materials with Elastic modulus of 17.2 GPa	conditioned	ISO 527-1/-2
	40 °C	17.6 GPa Show Supplier Material materials with Elastic modulus of 17.6 GPa	dry	ISO 527-1/-2
	80 °C	10.9 GPa Show Supplier Material materials with Elastic modulus of 10.9 GPa	conditioned	ISO 527-1/-2
	80 °C	16.8 GPa Show Supplier Material materials with Elastic modulus of 16.8 GPa	dry	ISO 527-1/-2
	100 °C	8.7 GPa Show Supplier Material materials with Elastic modulus of 8.7 GPa	conditioned	ISO 527-1/-2
	100 °C	15.7 GPa Show Supplier Material materials with Elastic modulus of 15.7 GPa	dry	ISO 527-1/-2
	120 °C	7.7 GPa Show Supplier Material materials with Elastic modulus of 7.7 GPa	conditioned	ISO 527-1/-2
	120 °C	12.4 GPa Show Supplier Material materials with Elastic modulus of 12.4 GPa	dry	ISO 527-1/-2
	150 °C	8.2 GPa Show Supplier Material materials with Elastic modulus of 8.2 GPa	dry	ISO 527-1/-2
	160 °C	7.7 GPa Show Supplier Material materials with Elastic modulus of 7.7 GPa	dry	ISO 527-1/-2
	180 °C	7.1 GPa Show Supplier Material materials with Elastic modulus of 7.1 GPa	dry	ISO 527-1/-2
	200 °C	6.8 GPa Show Supplier Material materials with Elastic modulus of 6.8 GPa	dry	ISO 527-1/-2
	210 °C	6.3 GPa Show Supplier Material materials with Elastic modulus of 6.3 GPa	dry	ISO 527-1/-2
Elongation	-40 °C	2 % Show Supplier Material materials with Elongation of 2 %	dry, conditioned	ISO 527-1/-2
		2 % Show Supplier Material materials with Elongation of 2 %	conditioned	ISO 527-1/-2
		2.1 % Show Supplier Material materials with Elongation of 2.1 %	dry	ISO 527-1/-2
	40 °C	2.1 % Show Supplier Material materials with Elongation of 2.1 %	dry, conditioned	ISO 527-1/-2
	80 °C	2.3 % Show Supplier Material materials with Elongation of 2.3 %	dry	ISO 527-1/-2
	80 °C	4 % Show Supplier Material materials with Elongation of 4 %	conditioned	ISO 527-1/-2
	100 °C	2.6 % Show Supplier Material materials with Elongation of 2.6 %	dry	ISO 527-1/-2
	100 °C	4.5 % Show Supplier Material materials with Elongation of 4.5 %	conditioned	ISO 527-1/-2
	120 °C	3.6 % Show Supplier Material materials with Elongation of 3.6 %	dry	ISO 527-1/-2
	120 °C	5.5 % Show Supplier Material materials with Elongation of 5.5 %	conditioned	ISO 527-1/-2
	150 °C	5.7 % Show Supplier Material materials with Elongation of 5.7 %	dry	ISO 527-1/-2
	160 °C	6 % Show Supplier Material materials with Elongation of 6 %	dry	ISO 527-1/-2
	180 °C	6 % Show Supplier Material materials with Elongation of 6 %	dry	ISO 527-1/-2
	200 °C	6 % Show Supplier Material materials with Elongation of 6 %	dry	ISO 527-1/-2
	210 °C	0.006 % Show Supplier Material materials with Elongation of 0.006 %	dry	ISO 527-1/-2
Flexural modulus		17.3 GPa Show Supplier Material materials with Flexural modulus of 17.3 GPa	dry	ISO 178
		17.8 GPa Show Supplier Material materials with Flexural modulus of 17.8 GPa	conditioned	ISO 178
	120 °C	11.7 GPa Show Supplier Material materials with Flexural modulus of 11.7 GPa	dry	ISO 178
	160 °C	7.5 GPa Show Supplier Material materials with Flexural modulus of 7.5 GPa	dry	ISO 178
	180 °C	6.4 GPa Show Supplier Material materials with Flexural modulus of 6.4 GPa	dry	ISO 178
	200 °C	6 GPa Show Supplier Material materials with Flexural modulus of 6 GPa	dry	ISO 178
	210 °C	5.9 GPa Show Supplier Material materials with Flexural modulus of 5.9 GPa	dry	ISO 178
Flexural yield strength		310 MPa Show Supplier Material materials with Flexural yield strength of 310 MPa	conditioned	ISO 178
		390 MPa Show Supplier Material materials with Flexural yield strength of 390 MPa	dry	ISO 178
	120 °C	210 MPa Show Supplier Material materials with Flexural yield strength of 210 MPa	dry	ISO 178
	160 °C	150 MPa Show Supplier Material materials with Flexural yield strength of 150 MPa	dry	ISO 178
	180 °C	120 MPa Show Supplier Material materials with Flexural yield strength of 120 MPa	dry	ISO 178
	200 °C	110 MPa Show Supplier Material materials with Flexural yield strength of 110 MPa	dry	ISO 178
	210 °C	105 MPa Show Supplier Material materials with Flexural yield strength of 105 MPa	dry	ISO 178
Impact strength, Charpy notched	-30 °C	9 kJ/m² Show Supplier Material materials with Impact strength, Charpy notched of 9 kJ/m²	conditioned	ISO 179/1eA
	-30 °C	11 kJ/m² Show Supplier Material materials with Impact strength, Charpy notched of 11 kJ/m²	dry	ISO 179/1eA
	23 °C	10 kJ/m² Show Supplier Material materials with Impact strength, Charpy notched of 10 kJ/m²	conditioned	ISO 179/1eA
	23 °C	12 kJ/m² Show Supplier Material materials with Impact strength, Charpy notched of 12 kJ/m²	dry	ISO 179/1eA
Impact strength, Charpy unnotched	-30 °C	65 kJ/m² Show Supplier Material materials with Impact strength, Charpy unnotched of 65 kJ/m²	conditioned	ISO 179/1eU
	-30 °C	75 kJ/m² Show Supplier Material materials with Impact strength, Charpy unnotched of 75 kJ/m²	dry	ISO 179/1eU
	23 °C	80 kJ/m² Show Supplier Material materials with Impact strength, Charpy unnotched of 80 kJ/m²	conditioned	ISO 179/1eU
	23 °C	90 kJ/m² Show Supplier Material materials with Impact strength, Charpy unnotched of 90 kJ/m²	dry	ISO 179/1eU
Tensile strength	-40 °C	280 MPa Show Supplier Material materials with Tensile strength of 280 MPa	dry	ISO 527-1/-2
	-40 °C	290 MPa Show Supplier Material materials with Tensile strength of 290 MPa	conditioned	ISO 527-1/-2
		240 MPa Show Supplier Material materials with Tensile strength of 240 MPa	conditioned	ISO 527-1/-2
		260 MPa Show Supplier Material materials with Tensile strength of 260 MPa	dry	ISO 527-1/-2
	40 °C	220 MPa Show Supplier Material materials with Tensile strength of 220 MPa	conditioned	ISO 527-1/-2
	40 °C	250 MPa Show Supplier Material materials with Tensile strength of 250 MPa	dry	ISO 527-1/-2
	80 °C	140 MPa Show Supplier Material materials with Tensile strength of 140 MPa	conditioned	ISO 527-1/-2
	80 °C	220 MPa Show Supplier Material materials with Tensile strength of 220 MPa	dry	ISO 527-1/-2
	100 °C	115 MPa Show Supplier Material materials with Tensile strength of 115 MPa	conditioned	ISO 527-1/-2
	100 °C	195 MPa Show Supplier Material materials with Tensile strength of 195 MPa	dry	ISO 527-1/-2
	120 °C	105 MPa Show Supplier Material materials with Tensile strength of 105 MPa	conditioned	ISO 527-1/-2
	120 °C	155 MPa Show Supplier Material materials with Tensile strength of 155 MPa	dry	ISO 527-1/-2
	150 °C	115 MPa Show Supplier Material materials with Tensile strength of 115 MPa	dry	ISO 527-1/-2
	160 °C	105 MPa Show Supplier Material materials with Tensile strength of 105 MPa	dry	ISO 527-1/-2
	180 °C	90 MPa Show Supplier Material materials with Tensile strength of 90 MPa	dry	ISO 527-1/-2
	200 °C	82 MPa Show Supplier Material materials with Tensile strength of 82 MPa	dry	ISO 527-1/-2
	210 °C	76 MPa Show Supplier Material materials with Tensile strength of 76 MPa	dry	ISO 527-1/-2

Thermal

Property	Value	Condition	Testing Standard	Pressure	Comment
Coefficient of thermal expansion	2.7e-07 1/K Show Supplier Material materials with Coefficient of thermal expansion of 2.7e-07 1/K	dry	ASTM D696		Parallel
	3e-07 1/K Show Supplier Material materials with Coefficient of thermal expansion of 3e-07 1/K	dry	ASTM D696		Normal
Glass transition temperature	125 °C Show Supplier Material materials with Glass transition temperature of 125 °C	dry	ISO 11357-1/-2		10°C/min
	130 °C Show Supplier Material materials with Glass transition temperature of 130 °C	dry	ASTM D5026/D7028		DMTA (tan d)
Heat deflection temperature	305 °C Show Supplier Material materials with Heat deflection temperature of 305 °C	dry	ISO 75-1/-2	2 MPa
	318 °C Show Supplier Material materials with Heat deflection temperature of 318 °C	dry	ISO 75-1/-2	0.45 MPa
Melting point	325 °C Show Supplier Material materials with Melting point of 325 °C	dry	ISO 11357-1/-3		10°C/min

Electrical

Property	Value	Condition	Testing Standard	Comment
Comparative tracking index	425 V Show Supplier Material materials with Comparative tracking index of 425 V	dry	IEC 60112
Dielectric constant	4.8 [-] Show Supplier Material materials with Dielectric constant of 4.8 [-]	dry	IEC 62631-2-1	1MHz
	5 [-] Show Supplier Material materials with Dielectric constant of 5 [-]	conditioned	IEC 62631-2-1	1MHz
	5.1 [-] Show Supplier Material materials with Dielectric constant of 5.1 [-]	dry	IEC 62631-2-1	100Hz
	5.8 [-] Show Supplier Material materials with Dielectric constant of 5.8 [-]	conditioned	IEC 62631-2-1	100Hz
Dissipation factor	54 [-] Show Supplier Material materials with Dissipation factor of 54 [-]	dry	IEC 62631-2-1	100Hz
	160 [-] Show Supplier Material materials with Dissipation factor of 160 [-]	dry	IEC 62631-2-1	1MHz
	270 [-] Show Supplier Material materials with Dissipation factor of 270 [-]	conditioned	IEC 62631-2-1	1MHz
	280 [-] Show Supplier Material materials with Dissipation factor of 280 [-]	conditioned	IEC 62631-2-1	100Hz
Surface resistivity	1e+15 Ω/sq Show Supplier Material materials with Surface resistivity of 1e+15 Ω/sq	conditioned	IEC 62631-3-2
Volume resistivity	1e+13 Ω·cm Show Supplier Material materials with Volume resistivity of 1e+13 Ω·cm	dry, conditioned	IEC 62631-3-1

Rheological Properties

Property	Value	Condition	Testing Standard	Comment
Shrinkage	0.35 % Show Supplier Material materials with Shrinkage of 0.35 %	dry	ISO 294-4	Parallel
	0.9 % Show Supplier Material materials with Shrinkage of 0.9 %	dry	ISO 294-4	Normal
Spiral flow length	72	dry	-	1.0 mm 1000 bar

Technological properties

Property
Application areas	Crankshaft Covers
Certifications	Yellow Card Available
Fillers	50% Glass Fiber

ForTii® MX3

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