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RTP Company Processing Conditions (SI Metric)

The temperatures and processing conditions listed here are intended as guidelines for molders and designers. In some cases, relatively broad ranges are necessary to accommodate variations in compound formulas.

Injection molding is a complex science; best results may only be achieved after several trials. RTP Company's technical support specialists can assist you with determining optimum settings for your unique compound.

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RTP
Series		 Polymer Type Temperature (°C) Drying Dew
Point
(°C)		 Moisture
Content
(%)
Melt Mold Time
(Hrs)		 Temp
(°C)
Low High Low High
100 Polypropylene PP 191 232 32 66 2 79 n/a n/a
200 Nylon 6/6 * PA 277 299 66 107 4 79 -18 0.20
200A Nylon 6 * PA 243 279 54 93 2 82 -18 0.20
200B Nylon 6/10 PA 277 299 66 107 2 79 -18 0.20
200C Nylon 11 PA 224 288 38 66 4 79 -18 0.20
200D Nylon 6/12 * PA 249 285 60 93 4 79 -18 0.20
200E Amorphous Nylon PA 271 299 66 99 4 79 -34 0.10
200F Nylon 12 * PA 221 274 66 104 4 79 -40 0.10
200H Impact-Modifed Nylon 6/6 PA 277 299 66 107 4 79 -18 0.20
300 Polycarbonate * PC 288 316 82 121 4 121 -29 0.02
400 Polystyrene * PS 210 249 38 66 2 82 n/a n/a
500 Styrene Acrylonitrile * SAN 238 279 52 82 2 82 n/a n/a
600 Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene * ABS 204 238 63 85 2 82 -18 0.10
700 High Density Polyethylene HDPE 193 232 21 66 2 79 n/a n/a
700A Low Density Polyethylene LDPE 193 232 21 66 2 79 n/a n/a
800 Acetal POM 182 218 79 107 2 121 -32 0.15
900 Polysulfone PSU 332 371 93 149 4 135 -32 0.15
1000 Polybutylene Terephthalate PBT 238 271 79 107 4 121 -29 0.03
1100 Polyethylene Terephthalate * PET 260 298 93 149 4 121 -40 0.01
1100A Modified Polyethylene Terephalate Glycol * PETG 249 293 21 38 4 93 -20 0.03
1200 Thermoplastic Polyurethane Elastomer * TPU 185 218 38 60 6 107 -17.8 0.01
1300 Polyphenylene Sulfide PPS 307 329 135 177 6 149 n/a 0.04
1400 Polyethersulfone * PES 343 377 135 177 6 149 -32 0.04
1500 Polyether-Ester Block Copolymer
Thermoplastic Elastomer *		 COPE 210 238 21 49 2 to 4 93 n/a n/a
1700 Modified Polyphenylene Oxide PPO 249 288 66 93 2 93 -18 0.10
1800 Acrylic PMMA 182 218 79 107 4 93 -18 0.02
1800A Polycarbonate/Acrylic Alloy PC/PMMA 238 266 32 66 3 to 4 82 -18 0.02
2100 Polyetherimide * PEI 354 399 135 177 4 149 -29 0.04
2200 Polyetheretherketone * PEEK 349 399 163 218 3 149 -29 0.10
2300A Rigid Thermoplastic Polyurethane * RTPU 221 243 52 93 4 to 6 107 -32 0.01
2300C Rigid Thermoplastic Polyurethane * RTPU 238 260 93 121 4 to 6 132 -32 0.01
2500 PC/ABS Alloy * PC/ABS 243 274 52 93 4 93 -29 0.02
2700 Styrenic Block Copolymer
Thermoplastic Elastomer		 SBC 182 232 16 38 2 79 n/a n/a
2800 Thermoplastic Polyolefin Elastomer * TEO 182 210 16 66 2 79 -18 0.03
3100 Perfluoroalkoxy PFA 343 385 149 232 2 121 n/a n/a
3200 Ethylene Tetrafluoroethylene ETFE 293 343 66 149 2 121 n/a n/a
3300 Polyvinylidene Fluoride PVDF 210 288 82 104 2 121 n/a n/a
3400-3 Liquid Crystal Polymer LCP 332 366 66 121 8 149 -29 n/a
3400-4 Liquid Crystal Polymer LCP 363 399 66 93 8 149 -29 n/a
3500 Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene FEP 343 385 93 +93 2 to 4 121 n/a n/a
4000 Polyphthalamide * PPA 302 329 135 163 6 79 -32 0.05
4000A Hot Water Moldable Polyphthalamide PPA 329 343 66 163 6 79 -29 0.10
4200 Thermoplastic Polyimide * TPI 399 416 177 232 6 204 -40 0.01
4300 Polysulfone/Polycarbonate Alloy PSU/PC 282 327 66 99 4 121 -29 0.02
4400 High Temperature Nylon HTN 310 343 135 163 4 79 -40 0.10
4500 Aliphatic Polyketone PK 221 260 82 149 4 60 -32 0.02
4600 Syndiotactic Polystyrene SPS 293 327 71 149 2 82 -29 0.02
4700 Polytrimethylene Terephthalate PTT 232 260 87 120 4-6 127 -40 0.01
RTP
Series		 Polymer Type Low High Low High Time
(Hrs)		 Temp
(°C)		 Dew
Point
(°C)		 Moisture
Content
(%)
Melt Mold
Temperature (°C) Drying

* Hygroscopic materials
This information is intended to be used only as a guideline for designers and processors of modified thermoplastics for injection molding. Because injection mold design and processing is complex, a set solution will not solve all problems. Observation on a "trial and error" basis may be required to achieve desired results.

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