PBT 聚對苯二甲酸丁二醇酯

典型應(yīng)用范圍:

家用器具（食品加工刀片、真空吸塵器元件、電風(fēng)扇、頭發(fā)干燥機(jī)殼體、咖啡器皿等），電器元件（開關(guān)、電機(jī)殼、保險絲盒、計算機(jī)鍵盤按鍵等），汽車工業(yè)（散熱器格窗、車身嵌板、車輪蓋、門窗部件等）。

注塑模工藝條件:

干燥處理：這種材料在高溫下很容易水解，因此加工前的干燥處理是很重要的。建議在空氣中的干燥條件為120C,6~8小時，或者150C，2~4小時。濕度必須小于0.03%。如果用吸濕干燥器干燥，建議條件為150C，2.5小時�^?
熔化溫度：225~275C，建議溫度：250C 。
模具溫度：對于未增強(qiáng)型的材料為40~60C。要很好地設(shè)計模具的冷卻腔道以減小塑件的彎曲。熱量的散失一定要快而均勻。建議模具冷卻腔道的直徑為12mm。
注射壓力：中等（最大到1500bar）。
注射速度：應(yīng)使用盡可能快的注射速度（因為PBT的凝固很快）。
流道和澆口:
建議使用圓形流道以增加壓力的傳遞（經(jīng)驗公式：流道直徑=塑件厚度+1.5mm）�？梢允褂酶鞣N型式的澆口。也可以使用熱流道，但要注意防止材料的滲漏和降解。澆口直徑應(yīng)該在0.8~1.0*t之間，這里 t是塑件厚度。如果是潛入式澆口，建議最小直徑為0.75mm。

化學(xué)和物理特性:

PBT是最堅韌的工程熱塑材料之一，它是半結(jié)晶材料，有非常好的化學(xué)穩(wěn)定性、機(jī)械強(qiáng)度、電絕緣特性和熱穩(wěn)定性。這些材料在很廣的環(huán)境條件下都有很好的穩(wěn)定性。 PBT吸濕特性很弱。
非增強(qiáng)型PBT的張力強(qiáng)度為50MPa，玻璃添加劑型的PBT張力強(qiáng)度為170MPa。玻璃添加劑過多將導(dǎo)致材料變脆。PBT的；結(jié)晶很迅速，這將導(dǎo)致因冷卻不均勻而造成彎曲變形。對于有玻璃添加劑類型的材料，流程方向的收縮率可以減小，但與流程垂直方向的收縮率基本上和普通材料沒有區(qū)別。一般材料收縮率在1.5%~2.8%之間。含30%玻璃添加劑的材料收縮0.3%~1.6%之間。熔點(diǎn)（225%C）和高溫變形溫度都比PET材料要低。維卡軟化溫度大約為170C。玻璃化轉(zhuǎn)換溫度（glass trasitio temperature）在22C到43C之間。
由于PBT的結(jié)晶速度很高，因此它的粘性很低，塑件加工的周期時間一般也較低。

PBT

Generic Class

PBT (Polybutylene Terephthalates)

Typical Applications

Household appliances (food processor blades, vacuum cleaner parts, fans, hair dryer housings, coffee makers, etc.), electronics (switches, motor housings, fuse cases, key caps for computer keyboards, connectors, fiber optic buffer tubing, etc.), automotive (grilles, body panels, wheel covers, and components for doors and windows, etc.)

Injection Molding Processing Conditions

Drying	This material is sensitive to hydrolysis at high temperatures. It is therefore important to dry the material prior to molding. Suggested drying conditions (in air) are 120 C (248 F) for 6 - 8 hours (or 150 C (300 F) for 2 - 4 hours). Moisture levels must be below 0.03%. When using a desiccant dryer, drying at 120 C (248 F) for 2.5 hours is recommended.
Melt Temperature	220 - 280 C (428 - 536 F); aim: 250 C (482 F)
Mold Temperature	40 - 60 C (104 - 140 F) for unreinforced grades. For other grades, a wide range of temperatures can be used, depending on the grade (15 - 80 C / 59 - 176 F). Cooling channels should be properly designed to minimize part warpage. The heat removal must be fast and uniform. Cooling channels of 12 mm diameter are recommended.
Resin Injection Pressure	Moderate (up to maximum of 1500 bar / 21750 psi).
Injection Speed	Fastest possible speeds should be used (due to fast solidification of PBTs)

Runners and Gates

Full round runners are recommended to impart maximum pressure transmission (rule of thumb: runner diameter = part thickness + 1.5 mm). A wide variety of gates may be used. Hot runners may also be used, taking care to avoid drool and material degradation. Gate diameters or depths should preferably be between 0.8 - 1.0 times the part thickness. When using submarine gates, the minimum recommended diameter is 0.75 mm.

Chemical and Physical Properties

PBT is one of the toughest engineering thermoplastics. It is a semicrystalline resin and has excellent chemical resistance, mechanical strength, electrical properties (high dielectric strength and insulation resistance), and heat resistance, all of which are stable over a broad range of environmental conditions. It has very low moisture absorption.

PBT, which is a polyester, is produced by the polycondensation reaction of dimethyl terephthalate an butanediol.

Tensile strength ranges from 50 MPa (7,250 psi) for unfilled grades to 170 MPa (24,650 psi) for glass reinforced grades. High levels of glass fillers make the material more brittle. Crystallization is rapid and this could cause warpage due to non-uniform cooling. In the case of glass filled grades, shrinkage is reduced in the flow direction, but in the cross-flow direction it may be equal to that of the base resin. Shrinkage is of the order of 0.015 - 0.028 mm/mm (1.5 -2.8%). A 30% glass-filled resin has a shrinkage range of 0.3 - 1.6%. The melting point (approximately 225 C / 437 F) and heat distortion temperatures are lower than that of PET. The Vicat softening point is approximately 170 C (338 F). The glass transition temperature ranges from 22 - 43 C (71 - 109 F).

The melt viscosity is fairly low and due to fast crystallization rates, cycle times are typically low.

Major Manufacturers

BASF (Ultradur), Ticona (Celanex), GE Plastics (Lomod, Valox), Bayer (Pocan), Huls (Vestoduv), Mitsubishi Engineering Plastics (Novadur), Teijin Chemicals.