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Celazole® (U-Series) U-60SD

Polybenzimidazole

Supplied by PBI Performance Products, Inc.

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Product Description
U-60SD Celazole® PBI is a high purity variant of U-60 0.6 dL/g PBI. This material contains less than 1 ppm each of any metallic ion and is highly suited for semiconductor and electronic applications demanding high ionic purity. Physical properties are identical to U-60 grade. For a Celazole U-60SD Shape or Part resource list, contact PBI Performance Products, Inc.

U-60 grade Celazole® polybenzimidazole (PBI) resin is a unique organic polymer which does not burn in air and has extraordinary high temperature resistance, along with excellent stability to chemicals and hydrolysis.

The data shown here describe an unfilled high-performance part molded of Celazole PBI, with many outstanding properties:
-Highest compressive strength of any unfilled resin
-Excellent tensile and flexural strength
-Good fatigue properties
-Excellent hardness
-Low coefficient of friction
-Outstanding Tg and heat deflection temperature
-Relatively low coefficient of thermal expansion
-High volume resistivity
-Very good plasma resistance

Celazole PBI is ideal for applications where requirements cannot be met by other resins—in extreme high temperatures, in harsh chemical or plasma environments, or in applications where durability and wear resistance are important. Parts molded of Celazole PBI are being used in semiconductor and flat panel display manufacture, electrical insulating parts, heat insulating applications, as well as seals, bearings and wear plates in various industrial applications. They are also being evaluated in demanding aerospace applications requiring outstanding strength and short-term high temperature resistance.
General  
Material Status 
  • Commercial: Active
Availability 
  • North America
Features 
  • Electrically Insulating
  • Fatigue Resistant
  • Good Chemical Resistance
  • Good Compressive Strength
  • Good Electrical Properties
  • Good Thermal Stability
  • High Hardness
  • High Heat Resistance
  • High Purity
  • High Strength
  • High Temperature Strength
  • High Tensile Strength
  • Hydrolysis Resistant
  • Low Friction
Uses 
  • Aerospace Applications
  • Bearings
  • Industrial Applications
  • Insulation
  • Outdoor Applications
  • Seals
  • Wear Strip
Forms 
  • Preformed Parts
Processing Method 
  • Compression Molding
  • Machining
 
Physical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Specific Gravity
 
 
Water Absorption (73°F, 24 hr)
%
ASTM D570
Mechanical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Tensile Modulus
psi
ASTM D638
Tensile Strength (Yield)
psi
ASTM D638
Tensile Elongation (Break)
%
ASTM D638
Flexural Modulus
psi
ASTM D790
Flexural Strength
psi
ASTM D790
Compressive Modulus
psi
ASTM D695
Compressive Strength
    ASTM D695
-- 2
psi
 
10% Strain
psi
 
Coefficient of Friction
     
vs. Metal - Dynamic 3
 
 
vs. Metal - Dynamic 4
 
 
vs. Metal - Static 4
 
 
vs. Metal - Static 3
 
 
vs. Steel - Dynamic
 
 
vs. Steel - Static
 
 
Fatigue Limit 5 (1.0E+6 Cycles)
psi
ASTM D638
Impact
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Notched Izod Impact
ft·lb/in
ASTM D256
Unnotched Izod Impact
ft·lb/in
ASTM D256
Hardness
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Rockwell Hardness
    ASTM D785
E-Scale
 
 
M-Scale
 
 
Durometer Hardness (Shore D)
 
ASTM D2240
Thermal
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Deflection Temperature Under Load (264 psi, Unannealed)
°F
ASTM D648
Glass Transition Temperature
°F
DMA
CLTE - Flow
    TMA
75 to 300°F
in/in/°F
 
390 to 570°F
in/in/°F
 
Thermal Conductivity (77°F)
Btu·in/hr/ft²/°F
 
Electrical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Volume Resistivity
ohm·cm
ASTM D257
Dielectric Strength
V/mil
ASTM D149
Dielectric Constant
    ASTM D150
1 kHz
 
 
10 kHz
 
 
100 kHz
 
 
Dissipation Factor
    ASTM D150
1 kHz
 
 
10 kHz
 
 
100 kHz
 
 
Arc Resistance
sec
ASTM D495
Flammability
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Oxygen Index
%
ASTM D2863
Related Terminology
Product names can be difficult to match. You may have searched any one of these terms to find this product: Celazole® U-60SD, Celazole U 60SD, Celazole®, Celazole, Celazole® (U-Series) U-60SD, Celazole USeries U60SD, Celazole® (U-Series) , Celazole USeries, Celazole® (U:Series), Celazole® (U/Series), Celazole® (U+Series), Celazole® (U_Series), Celazole® (U Series), CelazoleUSeriesU60SD, CelazoleUSeries, Celazole U_Series, Celazole U Series, CelazoleU_Series, U 60 SD, U-60SD, U60SD, U:60SD, U/60SD, U+60SD, U_60SD, U 60SD, U60, 60SD, Polybenzimidazole, PBI, PBI Performance, 60U
Features
Features may also be described by the following terms: Good Compressive Strength, High Heat Resistance, High Tensile Strength, Good Chemical Resistance, Chemical Resistant, Good Electrical Properties, Low Friction, High Hardness, Hard, Good Thermal Stability, High Strength, High Temperature Strength, High Purity.
Uses
Uses may also be described by the following terms: Wear Strip, Wear Strips.
Notes
1Typical properties: these are not to be construed as specifications.
2Yield
3Brass
4Aluminum
5At 35% of stress to failure
 
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