Arnite® TV4 260 SXF

30% Glass Reinforced, Flame Retardant, High Flow

General Information

Arnite® T (PBT) is a high-performance engineering plastic that combines high strength and rigidity with excellent processing characteristics. It’s well suited for a broad range of automotive, electrical & electronic and consumer goods applications.
Special features
Regulatory Affairs
Processing technology
Injection Molding

Rheological properties

Molding shrinkage [parallel]
0.5
%
Molding shrinkage [normal]
1.4
%

Mechanical properties

Tensile modulus
11000
MPa
Stress at break
135
MPa
Strain at break
2.3
%
Charpy impact strength (+23°C)
50
kJ/m²
Charpy notched impact strength (+23°C)
7
kJ/m²

Thermal properties

Melting temperature (10°C/min)
225
°C
Temp. of deflection under load (1.80 MPa)
210
°C
Temp. of deflection under load (0.45 MPa)
220
°C
Coeff. of linear therm. expansion (parallel)
0.35
E-4/°C
Coeff. of linear therm. expansion (normal)
0.7
E-4/°C
Burning Behav. at 1.5 mm nom. thickn.
V-0
class
Thickness tested
1.5
mm
UL recognition
Yes
-
Burning Behav. at 3.0 mm nom. thickn.
V-0
class
Thickness tested
3
mm
UL recognition
Yes
-
Burning Behav. at 0.75 mm nom. thickn.
V-0
class
Thickness tested
0.75
mm
Glow Wire Flammability Index GWFI
960
°C
GWFI (Thickness (1) tested)
1.5
mm
Glow Wire Flammability Index GWFI
960
°C
GWFI (Thickness (2) tested)
0.4
mm
Glow Wire Ignition Temperature GWIT
725
°C
GWIT (Thickness (1) tested)
1.5
mm
Glow Wire Ignition Temperature GWIT
750
°C
GWIT (Thickness (2) tested)
1
mm
Relative Temperature Index - electrical
140
°C
RTI electrical (Thickness (1) tested)
0.75
mm
Relative Temperature Index - electrical
140
°C
RTI electrical (Thickness (2) tested)
3
mm
Relative Temperature Index - with impact
150
°C
RTI with impact (Thickness (1) tested)
0.75
mm
Relative Temperature Index - with impact
150
°C
RTI with impact (Thickness (2) tested)
3
mm
Relative Temperature Index - without impact
140
°C
RTI without impact (Thickness (1) tested)
0.75
mm
Relative Temperature Index - without impact
140
°C
RTI without impact (Thickness (2) tested)
3
mm

Electrical properties

Relative permittivity (100Hz)
4
-
Relative permittivity (1 MHz)
3.8
-
Dissipation factor (100 Hz)
25
E-4
Dissipation factor (1 MHz)
140
E-4
Volume resistivity
>1E13
Ohm*m
Electric strength
28
kV/mm
Comparative tracking index
275
V
Comparative tracking index (PLC)
2
class

Other properties

Water absorption
0.3
%
Humidity absorption
0.15
%
Density
1680
kg/m³

Diagrams