Ultrafuse PC/ABS FR Black
Date / Revised: 09.12.2021

Version No.: 1.2

General information
Components
Polycarbonate and Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (PC/ABS) blend based filament for Fused Filament
Fabrication.

Product Description
Ultrafuse® PC/ABS FR Black is a V-0 flame retardant blend of Polycarbonate and ABS – two of the most used
thermoplastics for engineering & electrical applications. The combination of these two materials results in a
premium material with a mix of the excellent mechanical properties of PC and the comparably low printing
temperature of ABS. Combined with a halogen free flame retardant, parts printed with Ultrafuse® PC/ABS FR
Black feature great tensile and impact strength, higher thermal resistance than ABS and can fulfill therequirements of the UL94 V-0 standard.

Delivery form and warehousing
Ultrafuse® PC/ABS FR Black filament should be stored at 15 - 25°C in its originally sealed package in a clean
and dry environment. If the recommended storage conditions are observed the products will have a minimum
shelf life of 12 months.

Product safety
Recommended: Process materials in a well ventilated room, or use professional extraction systems. For furtherand more detailed information please consult the corresponding material safety data sheets.

NoticeThe data contained in this publication are based on our current knowledge and experience. In view of the manyfactors that may affect processing and application of our product, these data do not relieve processors fromcarrying out their own investigations and tests; neither do these data imply any guarantee of certain properties,
nor the suitability of the product for a specific purpose. Any descriptions, drawings, photographs, data,proportions, weights etc. given herein may change without prior information and do not constitute the agreed
contractual quality of the product. It is the responsibility of the recipient of our products to ensure that any
proprietary rights and existing laws and legislation are observed.

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Technical Data Sheet for Ultrafuse PC/ABS FR Black

Version No. 1.2

Recommended 3D-Print processing parameters
Nozzle Temperature

260 – 280 °C / 500 – 536 °F

Build Chamber Temperature

Closed chamber, passively heated

Bed Temperature

90 – 110 °C / 194 – 230 °F

Bed Material

Glass

Nozzle Diameter≥ 0.4 mm

Print Speed

30 – 50 mm/s

Drying Recommendations
Drying recommendations toensure printability

60 °C in a hot air dryer or vacuum oven for 4 to 16 hours

Please note: To ensure constant material properties the material should always be kept dry.

CertificatesFire protection on railway vehicles

Standard
R26 HL1-3 @ 1.5 mm and 3.0 mm thickness

General Properties
Printed Part Density

EN45545-22016
Standard

1167 kg/m3 / 72.8 lb/ft3

Thermal Properties

ISO 1183-1
Standard

HDT at 1.8 MPa

79 °C / 174.2 °F

ISO 75-2

HDT at 0.45 MPa

86 °C / 186.8 °F

ISO 75-2

Glass Transition Temperature

94 °C / 201.2 °F

ISO 11357-2

Melting Temperature

227 °C / 440.6 °F

ISO 11357-3

Melt Volume Rate

46.6 cm3/10 min / 2.84 in3/10 min (260 °C, 5 kg)

ISO 1133

Flame class rating

V0 @ 1.5 mm and 3.0 mm thickness

UL 94

Glow wire test (GWEPT)

725 °C @ 1.5 mm thickness
960 °C @ 3.0 mm thickness

IEC 60695-211

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Technical Data Sheet for Ultrafuse PC/ABS FR Black

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Mechanical Properties

Print direction

Standard

XYXZ

ZX

Flat

On its edgeUpright50.1 MPa / 7.2 ksi-17.3 MPa / 2.5 ksi

Tensile strength

ISO 527

Elongation at BreakISO 527

10.7 %-0.8 %

Young’s Modulus

ISO 527

2545 MPa / 369.1 ksi-2188 MPa / 317.3 ksi

Flexural Strength

ISO 178

Flexural Modulus

ISO 178

88.1 MPa / 12.8 ksi
2550 MPa / 369.8 ksi

90.6 MPa / 13.1 ksi

24.7 MPa / 3.6 ksi

2200 MPa / 319.1 ksi

1810 MPa / 262.5 ksi

Flexural Strain at BreakISO 178

5.6 %

6.1 %

1.3 %

Impact Strength Charpy (notched)

ISO 179-2

13.3 kJ/m2

31.2 kJ/m2

0.9 kJ/m2

Impact Strength Charpy (unnotched)

ISO 179-2

49.8 kJ/m2

65.4 kJ/m2

2.9 kJ/m2

ISO 1802

16.8 kJ/m

2

30.3 kJ/m

1.8 kJ/m2

ISO 180257.0 kJ/m

2

87.9 kJ/m

3.0 kJ/m2

Volume resistivity

IEC 62631-3-1

3.20E+14 Ωcm-

6.00E+15 Ωcm

Surface resistivity

IEC 62631-3-2

5.50E+12 Ω-

9.30E+15 ΩDielectric strength

IEC 60243-1

33 kV/mm-24 kV/mm

Comparative tracking index

IEC 60112

325-0.7-300-0.7

Impact Strength Izod (notched)
Impact Strength Izod (unnotched)Electrical Properties

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