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Description
Description
Premium Medical Grade PEEK features a combination of very high rigidity, hardness, tensile strength, and bending strength (high toughness and fatigue strength). It has a high heat deflection temperature and excellent resistance to disinfectants and detergents. Additionally, it offers exceptionally high hydrolytic stability, allowing for repeated sterilization in steam without any problems.
Characteristics of Premium Medical Grade PEEK include:
- Excellent sterilisability with all standard methods (superheated steam, gamma, E-beam, EtO)
- Very high stability, rigidity, and toughness
- Very high thermal stability and heat deflection temperature
- Very high creep resistance
- Very high dimensional stability
- Very high radiation resistance
- Very high hydrolysis resistance
- Good wear properties
- Low water absorption
- Inert
These Medical Grade products are suitable for medical and pharmaceutical applications with direct body contact with tissue, bone, skin, and mucosa for up to 24 hours. All raw materials used for the medical grade products are food grade (FDA, EU 10/2011) and have been tested and evaluated by an independent accredited testing laboratory, meeting the following biocompatibility requirements:
- ISO 10993-1: Evaluation and testing within a risk management process
- ISO 10993-5: Tests for in vitro cytotoxicity
- ISO 10993-12: Sample preparation and reference materials
- ISO 10993-18: Chemical characterization of materials
- USP Class VI
Typical applications include surgical instruments, dental instruments, connectors, sealing rings, spacers, dosing systems, in vitro diagnostics, grippers, holders, insulation sleeves, and primary packaging in the pharmaceutical sector.
If you have a requirement for machined or finished Medical Grade PEEK components, please inquire for more information.
Technical Specifications
| Specification | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Material | PEEK |
| Shape | Sheet |
| Colour | Natural |
| Density (g/cm³) | 1.32 |
| Water absorption (%) | 0.4 |
| Yield stress (MPa) | 115 |
| Elongation at break (%) | 16 |
| Tensile modulus of elasticity (MPa) | 4210 |
| Ball indentation hardness (MPa) | 250 |
| Notched impact strength (kJ/m²) | 4 |
| Shore hardness (scale D) | 90 |
| CLTE (10⁻⁶K⁻¹) | 25 |
FAQ
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What are the typical applications of this PEEK sheet?
Typical applications include surgical instruments, dental instruments, connectors, sealing rings, and primary packaging in the pharmaceutical sector. -
Is this material suitable for sterilization?
Yes, it is excellent for sterilization with all standard methods including superheated steam, gamma, and E-beam. -
What are the biocompatibility certifications?
This material meets ISO 10993 and USP Class VI biocompatibility requirements.