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PPA-CF — Carbon-fibre reinforced polyphthalamide

The step between technical nylon and PPS: 180 °C at a reasonable cost.

Use it for

  • Parts under a bonnet or at an oven outlet
  • Production tooling continuously exposed to heat
  • Brackets that must stay stiff at high temperature

What it will not do

  • Three times the price of PETG: only worth it if the load demands it
  • Matt, slightly rough surface — not a cosmetic material
  • Black only

Specifications

PPA-CF specifications
Full nameCarbon-fibre reinforced polyphthalamide
Maximum service temperature120 °C continuous
Density1.16 g/cm³
UV resistanceno — choose ASA outdoors
Food contactnot certified
Colours1 shade in the manufacturer's catalogue
Availabilityin stock

What we have learned using it

A lot of enquiries come in asking for PPA-CF when PETG is more than enough. We say so: an over-specified part has never won anyone's loyalty.

Consider instead

  • PET-CF — below 130 °C
  • PPS-CF — beyond 180 °C or in chemical exposure

Available colours

1 shade in the manufacturer's catalogue

PPA-CF 1

Black

Names are the manufacturer's own and serve as the ordering reference. The colour runs through the material, it is not painted on — swatches are indicative, a physical sample prevails.

Compliance and technical data

Compliance and technical data
RoHS compliancecompliant — manufacturer's test report
REACH (SVHC)no SVHC declared (manufacturer's SDS)
Food contactnot certified
Fire behaviour (UL94)not rated
Heat deflection temperature (HDT)227 °C at 0.45 MPa · 196 °C at 1.8 MPa (ISO 75)
Tensile strength (X-Y)168 MPa (ISO 527)
Flexural modulus (X-Y)9 860 MPa (ISO 178)
Recommended drying100–140 °C · 8–12 h
Saturated moisture uptake1,3 % (25 °C · 55 % RH)

Values measured by the filament manufacturer on standardised specimens. A printed part will differ with orientation, infill and settings: we validate on a test part on request.

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