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Typical melt, mold and ejection temperatures, shrinkage, density, drying and processing notes for 67 thermoplastic grades. The values are typical catalog values; the data sheet of your own grade is what counts.
PE-LD (Low-Density PE) Semi-crystalline, polyolefin 210 °C melt · 35 °C mold PE-LLD (Linear Low-Density PE) Semi-crystalline, polyolefin 220 °C melt · 35 °C mold PE-HD (High-Density PE) Semi-crystalline, polyolefin 235 °C melt · 40 °C mold PP (Polypropylene, Pure Homopolymer) Semi-crystalline, polyolefin 240 °C melt · 50 °C mold PP (Copolymer / Impact Copolymer) Semi-crystalline, polyolefin 230 °C melt · 40 °C mold PP + Talc 10 % Semi-crystalline, polyolefin 235 °C melt · 45 °C mold PP + Talc 20 % Semi-crystalline, polyolefin 235 °C melt · 45 °C mold PP + Talc 30 % Semi-crystalline, polyolefin 235 °C melt · 45 °C mold PP + Talc 40 % Semi-crystalline, polyolefin 235 °C melt · 45 °C mold PP + GF10 (10 % Glass Fiber) Semi-crystalline, polyolefin 250 °C melt · 55 °C mold PP + GF30 (30 % Glass Fiber) Semi-crystalline, polyolefin 255 °C melt · 60 °C mold TPO (Thermoplastic Olefin) PP-based elastomer blend 215 °C melt · 35 °C mold GPPS (General-Purpose Polystyrene) Amorphous 220 °C melt · 40 °C mold HIPS (High-Impact Polystyrene) Amorphous 220 °C melt · 45 °C mold SAN Amorphous 235 °C melt · 60 °C mold ABS (Pure Injection Grade) Amorphous 240 °C melt · 60 °C mold ABS + GF15 Amorphous 245 °C melt · 65 °C mold ABS + GF20 Amorphous 245 °C melt · 65 °C mold ABS + GF30 Amorphous 255 °C melt · 75 °C mold ASA Amorphous 255 °C melt · 60 °C mold PMMA (Acrylic / Plexiglas) Amorphous, transparent 240 °C melt · 60 °C mold PVC-U (Rigid PVC) Amorphous, halogenated 185 °C melt · 40 °C mold PVC-P (Flexible PVC) Amorphous, halogenated 175 °C melt · 25 °C mold POM (Hostaform) Semi-crystalline, engineering plastic 205 °C melt · 90 °C mold POM (Acetal, Pure Homopolymer/Copolymer) Semi-crystalline, engineering plastic 210 °C melt · 90 °C mold POM + GF10 Semi-crystalline, engineering plastic 212 °C melt · 95 °C mold POM + GF25 Semi-crystalline, engineering plastic 217 °C melt · 100 °C mold PC (Pure Polycarbonate) Amorphous 300 °C melt · 100 °C mold PC + GF10 Amorphous 310 °C melt · 100 °C mold PC + GF20 Amorphous 315 °C melt · 105 °C mold PC + GF30 Amorphous 320 °C melt · 110 °C mold PC + ABS Blend Amorphous blend 260 °C melt · 75 °C mold PBT (Pure) Semi-crystalline, engineering plastic 255 °C melt · 65 °C mold PBT + GF15 Semi-crystalline, engineering plastic 265 °C melt · 75 °C mold PBT + GF30 Semi-crystalline, engineering plastic 272 °C melt · 80 °C mold PET (Pure) Semi-crystalline, engineering plastic 275 °C melt · 130 °C mold PET + GF30 Semi-crystalline, engineering plastic 295 °C melt · 130 °C mold PPO/PPE (Modified Polyphenylene Oxide) Amorphous 280 °C melt · 90 °C mold PPO + GF30 Amorphous 300 °C melt · 95 °C mold PA6 (Pure Polyamide 6) Semi-crystalline, hygroscopic 255 °C melt · 75 °C mold PA6 + GF15 Semi-crystalline, hygroscopic 270 °C melt · 80 °C mold PA6 + GF30 Semi-crystalline, hygroscopic 280 °C melt · 90 °C mold PA6 + GF50 Semi-crystalline, hygroscopic 290 °C melt · 100 °C mold PA66 (Pure Polyamide 66) Semi-crystalline, hygroscopic 280 °C melt · 85 °C mold PA66 + GF15 Semi-crystalline, hygroscopic 287 °C melt · 90 °C mold PA66 + GF30 Semi-crystalline, hygroscopic 297 °C melt · 95 °C mold PA66 + GF50 Semi-crystalline, hygroscopic 307 °C melt · 105 °C mold PA66 + GF60 (NG40 GR60 etc.) Semi-crystalline, hygroscopic 312 °C melt · 115 °C mold PA11 Semi-crystalline, low moisture absorption 240 °C melt · 60 °C mold PA12 Semi-crystalline, low moisture absorption 230 °C melt · 50 °C mold PPA (Pure High-Temperature Polyamide) Semi-crystalline, high temperature 325 °C melt · 145 °C mold PPA + GF33 (Grivory etc.) Semi-crystalline, high temperature 335 °C melt · 150 °C mold PPA + GF50 Semi-crystalline, high temperature 340 °C melt · 150 °C mold PPA + GF60 (Aromatic PA) Semi-crystalline, high temperature 345 °C melt · 155 °C mold PSU (Polysulfone) Amorphous (PSU, PEI) or semi-crystalline (PEEK, PPS, LCP) 355 °C melt · 140 °C mold PPS (Pure Polyphenylene Sulfide) Amorphous (PSU, PEI) or semi-crystalline (PEEK, PPS, LCP) 320 °C melt · 135 °C mold PPS + GF40 Amorphous (PSU, PEI) or semi-crystalline (PEEK, PPS, LCP) 330 °C melt · 145 °C mold PEI (Rigid Ultem PEI) Amorphous (PSU, PEI) or semi-crystalline (PEEK, PPS, LCP) 370 °C melt · 155 °C mold PEI + GF30 Amorphous (PSU, PEI) or semi-crystalline (PEEK, PPS, LCP) 380 °C melt · 160 °C mold PEEK (Pure Polyetheretherketone) Amorphous (PSU, PEI) or semi-crystalline (PEEK, PPS, LCP) 380 °C melt · 180 °C mold PEEK + GF30 Amorphous (PSU, PEI) or semi-crystalline (PEEK, PPS, LCP) 390 °C melt · 185 °C mold LCP (Liquid Crystal Polymer) Amorphous (PSU, PEI) or semi-crystalline (PEEK, PPS, LCP) 335 °C melt · 90 °C mold LCP + GF30 Amorphous (PSU, PEI) or semi-crystalline (PEEK, PPS, LCP) 355 °C melt · 105 °C mold TPU (Thermoplastic Polyurethane) Elastic / special 210 °C melt · 40 °C mold TPE-S (Styrene-Based TPE) Elastic / special 205 °C melt · 35 °C mold EVA Elastic / special 180 °C melt · 30 °C mold CA (Cellulose Acetate) Elastic / special 205 °C melt · 45 °C mold 