PEMA is a high-performance engineering polymer belonging to the polyetherimide (PEI) or similar high-temperature thermoplastic family, designed to maintain mechanical properties across elevated temperature ranges. It finds use in aerospace, automotive, and electronic applications where thermal stability, dimensional consistency, and moderate stiffness are required simultaneously—competing directly with polyetherimide (ULTEM) and polysulfone (PSU) where cost-performance balance or specific processing advantages matter.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Flexural Strength (MOR)(σf) | 9.427 | ksi | — | ||
Ultimate Tensile Strength(σUTS) | 1.371 | ksi | — | ||
Young's Modulus(E) | 15.12 | ksi | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Glass Transition Temperature(Tg) | 152.8 | °F | — | ||
Melting Point / Solidus(Tm) | 226.4 | °F | — | ||
Maximum Service Temperature(Tmax) | 544.8 | °F | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Refractive Index(n) | 1.392 | - | — |