What Is PI Plastic ?

Polyimide (PI Plastic) refers to a class of polymers containing imide rings on the main chain, which is one of the best organic polymer materials with comprehensive properties. Its high temperature resistance of more than 400°C, long-term use temperature range -200°C~ 300°C, part of no obvious melting point, high insulation performance, 103 Hz dielectric constant 4.0, dielectric loss only 0.004 ~ 0.007, belongs to F to H class insulation.

PI Plastic Products Manufacturing Company

Great Plastics is a company specializing in the production of special engineering plastic products. Provide plastic parts, rods, plates, tubes and sheets, etc. We provide a full range of solutions for customers in different industries, including research and development, design, production and sales of special engineering plastic finished parts and semi-finished profiles.

Why Use PI Plastic?

Polyimide PI is an engineering plastic that has a wide range of applications in many fields. It has high and low temperature resistance, high friction resistance, self-lubrication, high strength, high insulation, radiation resistance, corrosion resistance, small coefficient of thermal expansion, resistance to organic solvents, self-extinguishing, non-toxic and other comprehensive properties.

The Benefits

It has a high thermal decomposition temperature and can work stably in a high temperature environment for a long time.

It can maintain good performance under extremely low temperature conditions, and will not be brittle.

with high tensile strength and impact strength, it is a good performance in engineering plastics.

some polyimides are insoluble in organic solvents and have good stability for dilute acids, which makes them able to play a role in some special environments.

Some polyimides can recover raw materials dianhydride and diamine through alkaline hydrolysis, which has the characteristics of sustainable utilization.

it can be dissolved in different organic solvents under different structures, increasing its flexibility in applications.

The coefficient of thermal expansion is small, which can maintain good dimensional stability.

It has good irradiation performance and can still maintain a high intensity under irradiation environment.

It has good insulation and dielectric properties, and remains stable in a wide temperature and frequency range.

with self-extinguishing ability, low smoke rate.

biocompatibility: non-toxic, suitable for the manufacture of tableware and medical utensils, while having good biocompatibility, will not have harmful effects on the human body.

Polyimide Plastics Properties

Polyimide PI is classified as follows from the temperature resistance level:

1. PI-1003: The long-term working temperature is above 350°C, and the short-term can reach 450°C, and can be used for hot molding process.

2. PI-1006: The long-term working temperature is above 260°C, and the short-term can reach 300°C. It can be used for injection molding, hot molding and other molding processes.

3. PI-1007: The long-term working temperature is above 300°C, and the short-term can reach 400°C, and can be used for hot molding process.

4. PI-1008: The long-term working temperature is above 220°C, and the short-term can reach 300°C. It can be used for hot molding, injection molding and other molding processes.

PI Plastic Physical Properties

Project Unit PI-1003 PI-1006 PI-1007 PI-1008
Density g/cm³ 1.45 1.4 1.4 1.3
Tensile Strength MPa 62.24 95.00 127.00 110.00
Break Elongation % 4.91 7.00 6.20 10.00
Bending Strength MPa 149.00 150.00 94.00 125.00
Flexural Modulus GPa 3.00 3.00 2.34 2.50
Compressive Strength MPa 136.50 120.00 162.00 100.00
Frictional Coefficient _ 0.25~0.35 0.25~0.35 0.25~0.35 0.25~0.35
Shore D Hardness HD 85 85 85 85
Notched Impact Strength kJ/㎡ 19.00 25.00 12.00 20.00
Water Absorption(24H@25℃) % ≤0.3 ≤0.3 ≤0.3 ≤0.3

PI Plastic Thermal Properties

Project Unit PI-1003 PI-1006 PI-1007 PI-1008
Heat Distortion Temperature 380 260 300 220
Thermal Expansion Coefficient /℃ 5×10^-5 2×10^-5 5×10^-5 5×10^-5
Low Temperature Resistance -248 -248 -248 -248
Maximum Service Temperature(long-term) 350 260 300 200

PI Plastic Electrical Characteristics

Project Unit PI-1003 PI-1006 PI-1007 PI-1008
Dielectric Strength KV/mm 400 134 180
Dielectric Constant _ 2.8~3.4 3.0~3.2 2.8~3.4 3.0
Surface Resistivity Ω 10^15 10^14 2.6×10^15 10^15
Volume Resistivity Ω·cm 10^16 10^16 6.7×10^15 10^16

*There may be differences, the actual value shall prevail.

Applications Of Polyimide

Polyimide as sealing materials, structural materials, heat insulation materials, friction materials, high temperature coatings in aerospace, automotive, compressor, large motor, pump, tobacco machinery, textile machinery, engineering machinery, office machinery, electronic products, mold industry and other aspects as high temperature resistance, wear-resistant, self-lubricating or sealing parts have been widely used, won high praise from users.

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