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  "id": "peek-cf30",
  "spore_version": "0.2",
  "family": "polyetheretherketone-composites",
  "name": "Polyetheretherketone, 30 % carbon fibre reinforced (TECAPEEK CF30 black)",
  "abbreviation": "PEEK CF30",
  "role": "structural carbon-fibre composite thermoplastic",
  "category": "composites",
  "type": "carbon-fiber-reinforced",
  "summary": "TECAPEEK CF30 black is a polyetheretherketone (PEEK) compound filled with 30 % carbon fibre, sold by Ensinger as stock shapes. The current Ensinger product page gives a density of 1.38 g/cm3, a tensile modulus of 6000 MPa (DIN EN ISO 527-2) and a melting temperature of 341 °C (DIN EN ISO 11357). This profile records datasheet values only. No space exposure or outgassing data for this grade was found in this run. Ensinger's Product Handling Information Sheet for the compound states that it is not classified.",
  "best_for": "Stiff, creep-resistant carbon-fibre PEEK parts with a long-term service temperature of 260 °C (Ensinger datasheet)",
  "weakest_at": "Weathering: Ensinger prints no rating for resistance to weathering, and no space exposure data were found for this grade",
  "identity": {
    "formula": "(C19H12O3)n",
    "designations": [
      {
        "system": "Trade name",
        "code": "TECAPEEK CF30 black",
        "source": "ensinger-cf30-web",
        "where": "Product title and product description"
      },
      {
        "system": "ASTM",
        "code": "PEEK0000C30G85300",
        "note": "ASTM D4000-11 resin specification line call-out",
        "source": "polymershapes-cf30-pdf",
        "where": "Resin specification line"
      },
      {
        "system": "ASTM",
        "code": "S-PAEK0130",
        "note": "ASTM D6262-12 shapes specification",
        "source": "polymershapes-cf30-pdf",
        "where": "Shapes specification line"
      }
    ],
    "source": "wikipedia-peek",
    "where": "Infobox, chemical formula of polyetheretherketone (PEEK); the 30 % carbon fibre filler is per the Ensinger product page"
  },
  "tags": {
    "environments": [],
    "stresses": [],
    "applications": [
      "structures",
      "mechanisms"
    ]
  },
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    {
      "benchmark": "density",
      "label": "Density, TECAPEEK CF30 black (current product page)",
      "value": 1.38,
      "bound": "exact",
      "unit": "g/cm3",
      "scope": "material",
      "conditions": {
        "grade": "TECAPEEK CF30 black",
        "test_standard": "not printed on the page"
      },
      "method": "Value printed in the Facts block of the Ensinger product page; no test standard printed",
      "status": "ground",
      "note": "The 2015 Polymershapes datasheet prints 1.41 g/cm3 for the same grade (next row). Both values are kept.",
      "source": "ensinger-cf30-web",
      "where": "Facts block, Density row",
      "source_detail": {
        "title": "TECAPEEK CF30 black, Ensinger product page (carbon filled PEEK, technical details)",
        "id": "Ensinger product page, technical details and product description",
        "url": "https://www.ensingerplastics.com/en/shapes/peek-tecapeek-cf30-black",
        "year": 2026,
        "kind": "datasheet",
        "license": "manufacturer web page, linked not reproduced"
      }
    },
    {
      "benchmark": "density",
      "label": "Density, TECAPEEK CF30 black (2015 datasheet)",
      "value": 1.41,
      "bound": "exact",
      "unit": "g/cm3",
      "scope": "material",
      "conditions": {
        "grade": "TECAPEEK CF30 black",
        "basis": "datasheet version A0 dated 2015/10/27"
      },
      "method": "Value printed on the Polymershapes datasheet; no test standard printed",
      "status": "ground",
      "note": "The current Ensinger product page prints 1.38 g/cm3 (previous row).",
      "source": "polymershapes-cf30-pdf",
      "where": "Page 1, Density row",
      "source_detail": {
        "title": "TECAPEEK CF30 black Stock Shapes datasheet (Polymershapes distributor copy, Ensinger)",
        "id": "Datasheet version A0, dated 2015/10/27",
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        "year": 2015,
        "kind": "datasheet",
        "license": "manufacturer datasheet, linked not reproduced"
      }
    },
    {
      "benchmark": "tensile_modulus",
      "label": "Modulus of elasticity, tensile test",
      "value": 6000,
      "bound": "exact",
      "unit": "MPa",
      "scope": "material",
      "conditions": {
        "test_standard": "DIN EN ISO 527-2",
        "speed": "1 mm/min"
      },
      "method": "Value listed in the mechanical properties table of the Ensinger product page",
      "status": "ground",
      "source": "ensinger-cf30-web",
      "where": "Mechanical properties table, Modulus of elasticity (tensile test) row",
      "source_detail": {
        "title": "TECAPEEK CF30 black, Ensinger product page (carbon filled PEEK, technical details)",
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        "year": 2026,
        "kind": "datasheet",
        "license": "manufacturer web page, linked not reproduced"
      }
    },
    {
      "benchmark": "ultimate_tensile_strength",
      "label": "Tensile strength (as printed)",
      "value": 112,
      "bound": "exact",
      "unit": "MPa",
      "scope": "material",
      "conditions": {
        "test_standard": "DIN EN ISO 527-2",
        "speed": "50 mm/min"
      },
      "method": "Value listed in the mechanical properties table; the page does not say whether it is yield or break strength",
      "status": "ground",
      "source": "ensinger-cf30-web",
      "where": "Mechanical properties table, Tensile strength row",
      "source_detail": {
        "title": "TECAPEEK CF30 black, Ensinger product page (carbon filled PEEK, technical details)",
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        "year": 2026,
        "kind": "datasheet",
        "license": "manufacturer web page, linked not reproduced"
      }
    },
    {
      "benchmark": "elongation",
      "label": "Elongation at break, tensile test",
      "value": 10,
      "bound": "exact",
      "unit": "%",
      "scope": "material",
      "conditions": {
        "test_standard": "DIN EN ISO 527-2",
        "speed": "50 mm/min"
      },
      "method": "Value listed in the mechanical properties table of the Ensinger product page",
      "status": "ground",
      "source": "ensinger-cf30-web",
      "where": "Mechanical properties table, Elongation at break row",
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        "title": "TECAPEEK CF30 black, Ensinger product page (carbon filled PEEK, technical details)",
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        "year": 2026,
        "kind": "datasheet",
        "license": "manufacturer web page, linked not reproduced"
      }
    },
    {
      "benchmark": "flexural_strength",
      "label": "Flexural strength",
      "value": 184,
      "bound": "exact",
      "unit": "MPa",
      "scope": "material",
      "conditions": {
        "test_standard": "DIN EN ISO 178",
        "speed": "2 mm/min, 10 N"
      },
      "method": "Value listed in the mechanical properties table of the Ensinger product page",
      "status": "ground",
      "source": "ensinger-cf30-web",
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      "source_detail": {
        "title": "TECAPEEK CF30 black, Ensinger product page (carbon filled PEEK, technical details)",
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        "year": 2026,
        "kind": "datasheet",
        "license": "manufacturer web page, linked not reproduced"
      }
    },
    {
      "benchmark": "flexural_modulus",
      "label": "Modulus of elasticity, flexural test",
      "value": 6100,
      "bound": "exact",
      "unit": "MPa",
      "scope": "material",
      "conditions": {
        "test_standard": "DIN EN ISO 178",
        "speed": "2 mm/min, 10 N"
      },
      "method": "Value listed in the mechanical properties table of the Ensinger product page",
      "status": "ground",
      "source": "ensinger-cf30-web",
      "where": "Mechanical properties table, Modulus of elasticity (flexural test) row",
      "source_detail": {
        "title": "TECAPEEK CF30 black, Ensinger product page (carbon filled PEEK, technical details)",
        "id": "Ensinger product page, technical details and product description",
        "url": "https://www.ensingerplastics.com/en/shapes/peek-tecapeek-cf30-black",
        "year": 2026,
        "kind": "datasheet",
        "license": "manufacturer web page, linked not reproduced"
      }
    },
    {
      "benchmark": "charpy_impact_strength",
      "label": "Impact strength, Charpy",
      "value": 92,
      "bound": "exact",
      "unit": "kJ/m2",
      "scope": "material",
      "conditions": {
        "test_standard": "DIN EN ISO 179-1eU",
        "hammer": "max. 7,5J"
      },
      "method": "Value listed in the mechanical properties table of the Ensinger product page",
      "status": "ground",
      "source": "ensinger-cf30-web",
      "where": "Mechanical properties table, Impact strength (Charpy) row",
      "source_detail": {
        "title": "TECAPEEK CF30 black, Ensinger product page (carbon filled PEEK, technical details)",
        "id": "Ensinger product page, technical details and product description",
        "url": "https://www.ensingerplastics.com/en/shapes/peek-tecapeek-cf30-black",
        "year": 2026,
        "kind": "datasheet",
        "license": "manufacturer web page, linked not reproduced"
      }
    },
    {
      "benchmark": "shore_d_hardness",
      "label": "Shore hardness",
      "value": 90,
      "bound": "exact",
      "unit": "Shore D",
      "scope": "material",
      "conditions": {
        "test_standard": "DIN EN ISO 868"
      },
      "method": "Value listed in the mechanical properties table of the Ensinger product page",
      "status": "ground",
      "source": "ensinger-cf30-web",
      "where": "Mechanical properties table, Shore hardness row (printed unit D)",
      "source_detail": {
        "title": "TECAPEEK CF30 black, Ensinger product page (carbon filled PEEK, technical details)",
        "id": "Ensinger product page, technical details and product description",
        "url": "https://www.ensingerplastics.com/en/shapes/peek-tecapeek-cf30-black",
        "year": 2026,
        "kind": "datasheet",
        "license": "manufacturer web page, linked not reproduced"
      }
    },
    {
      "benchmark": "glass_transition_temperature",
      "label": "Glass transition temperature",
      "value": 147,
      "bound": "exact",
      "unit": "°C",
      "scope": "material",
      "conditions": {
        "test_standard": "DIN EN ISO 11357",
        "unit_in_source": "C"
      },
      "method": "Value listed in the thermal properties table of the Ensinger product page",
      "status": "ground",
      "source": "ensinger-cf30-web",
      "where": "Thermal properties table, Glass transition temperature row",
      "source_detail": {
        "title": "TECAPEEK CF30 black, Ensinger product page (carbon filled PEEK, technical details)",
        "id": "Ensinger product page, technical details and product description",
        "url": "https://www.ensingerplastics.com/en/shapes/peek-tecapeek-cf30-black",
        "year": 2026,
        "kind": "datasheet",
        "license": "manufacturer web page, linked not reproduced"
      }
    },
    {
      "benchmark": "melting_point",
      "label": "Melting temperature",
      "value": 341,
      "bound": "exact",
      "unit": "°C",
      "scope": "material",
      "conditions": {
        "test_standard": "DIN EN ISO 11357",
        "unit_in_source": "C"
      },
      "method": "Value listed in the thermal properties table of the Ensinger product page",
      "status": "ground",
      "source": "ensinger-cf30-web",
      "where": "Thermal properties table, Melting temperature row",
      "source_detail": {
        "title": "TECAPEEK CF30 black, Ensinger product page (carbon filled PEEK, technical details)",
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        "year": 2026,
        "kind": "datasheet",
        "license": "manufacturer web page, linked not reproduced"
      }
    },
    {
      "benchmark": "thermal_conductivity",
      "label": "Thermal conductivity",
      "value": 0.66,
      "bound": "exact",
      "unit": "W/(m*K)",
      "scope": "material",
      "conditions": {
        "test_standard": "ISO 22007-4:2008",
        "unit_in_source": "W/(k*m)"
      },
      "method": "Value listed in the thermal properties table; the page prints k for K in the unit",
      "status": "ground",
      "source": "ensinger-cf30-web",
      "where": "Thermal properties table, Thermal conductivity row",
      "source_detail": {
        "title": "TECAPEEK CF30 black, Ensinger product page (carbon filled PEEK, technical details)",
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        "url": "https://www.ensingerplastics.com/en/shapes/peek-tecapeek-cf30-black",
        "year": 2026,
        "kind": "datasheet",
        "license": "manufacturer web page, linked not reproduced"
      }
    },
    {
      "benchmark": "specific_heat",
      "label": "Specific heat",
      "value": 1.2,
      "bound": "exact",
      "unit": "J/(g*K)",
      "scope": "material",
      "conditions": {
        "test_standard": "ISO 22007-4:2008"
      },
      "method": "Value listed in the thermal properties table of the Ensinger product page",
      "status": "ground",
      "source": "ensinger-cf30-web",
      "where": "Thermal properties table, Specific heat row",
      "source_detail": {
        "title": "TECAPEEK CF30 black, Ensinger product page (carbon filled PEEK, technical details)",
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        "year": 2026,
        "kind": "datasheet",
        "license": "manufacturer web page, linked not reproduced"
      }
    },
    {
      "benchmark": "max_service_temp",
      "label": "Service temperature, short term",
      "value": 300,
      "bound": "exact",
      "unit": "°C",
      "scope": "material",
      "conditions": {
        "parameter": "short term",
        "unit_in_source": "C"
      },
      "method": "Value listed in the thermal properties table; no test standard printed",
      "status": "ground",
      "source": "ensinger-cf30-web",
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      "source_detail": {
        "title": "TECAPEEK CF30 black, Ensinger product page (carbon filled PEEK, technical details)",
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        "year": 2026,
        "kind": "datasheet",
        "license": "manufacturer web page, linked not reproduced"
      }
    },
    {
      "benchmark": "max_service_temp",
      "label": "Service temperature, long term",
      "value": 260,
      "bound": "exact",
      "unit": "°C",
      "scope": "material",
      "conditions": {
        "parameter": "long term",
        "unit_in_source": "C"
      },
      "method": "Value listed in the thermal properties table; no test standard printed",
      "status": "ground",
      "source": "ensinger-cf30-web",
      "where": "Thermal properties table, Service temperature long term row",
      "source_detail": {
        "title": "TECAPEEK CF30 black, Ensinger product page (carbon filled PEEK, technical details)",
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        "year": 2026,
        "kind": "datasheet",
        "license": "manufacturer web page, linked not reproduced"
      }
    },
    {
      "benchmark": "moisture_absorption",
      "label": "Water absorption",
      "value": 0.02,
      "value_high": 0.03,
      "bound": "exact",
      "unit": "%",
      "scope": "material",
      "conditions": {
        "time": "24 h / 96 h",
        "temperature": "23 °C",
        "test_standard": "DIN EN ISO 62"
      },
      "method": "Range listed in the other properties table of the Ensinger product page",
      "status": "ground",
      "source": "ensinger-cf30-web",
      "where": "Other properties table, Water absorption row",
      "source_detail": {
        "title": "TECAPEEK CF30 black, Ensinger product page (carbon filled PEEK, technical details)",
        "id": "Ensinger product page, technical details and product description",
        "url": "https://www.ensingerplastics.com/en/shapes/peek-tecapeek-cf30-black",
        "year": 2026,
        "kind": "datasheet",
        "license": "manufacturer web page, linked not reproduced"
      }
    },
    {
      "benchmark": "tensile_modulus",
      "label": "Modulus of elasticity, tensile test (2015 datasheet)",
      "value": 920000,
      "bound": "exact",
      "unit": "psi",
      "scope": "material",
      "conditions": {
        "test_standard": "ASTM D638",
        "temperature": "73 °F"
      },
      "method": "Value printed on the Polymershapes datasheet, data from extruded shapes unless otherwise noted",
      "status": "ground",
      "source": "polymershapes-cf30-pdf",
      "where": "Mechanical properties table, Modulus of elasticity (tensile test) row",
      "source_detail": {
        "title": "TECAPEEK CF30 black Stock Shapes datasheet (Polymershapes distributor copy, Ensinger)",
        "id": "Datasheet version A0, dated 2015/10/27",
        "url": "https://www.polymershapes.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Polymershapes_Ensinger_DataSheet-TECAPEEK-CF30-black.pdf",
        "year": 2015,
        "kind": "datasheet",
        "license": "manufacturer datasheet, linked not reproduced"
      }
    },
    {
      "benchmark": "tensile_yield_strength",
      "label": "Tensile strength at yield (2015 datasheet)",
      "value": 17500,
      "bound": "exact",
      "unit": "psi",
      "scope": "material",
      "conditions": {
        "test_standard": "ASTM D638",
        "temperature": "73 °F"
      },
      "method": "Value printed on the Polymershapes datasheet, data from extruded shapes unless otherwise noted",
      "status": "ground",
      "source": "polymershapes-cf30-pdf",
      "where": "Mechanical properties table, Tensile strength at yield row",
      "source_detail": {
        "title": "TECAPEEK CF30 black Stock Shapes datasheet (Polymershapes distributor copy, Ensinger)",
        "id": "Datasheet version A0, dated 2015/10/27",
        "url": "https://www.polymershapes.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Polymershapes_Ensinger_DataSheet-TECAPEEK-CF30-black.pdf",
        "year": 2015,
        "kind": "datasheet",
        "license": "manufacturer datasheet, linked not reproduced"
      }
    },
    {
      "benchmark": "flexural_modulus",
      "label": "Modulus of elasticity, flexural test (2015 datasheet)",
      "value": 1040000,
      "bound": "exact",
      "unit": "psi",
      "scope": "material",
      "conditions": {
        "test_standard": "ASTM D790",
        "temperature": "73 °F"
      },
      "method": "Value printed on the Polymershapes datasheet, data from extruded shapes unless otherwise noted",
      "status": "ground",
      "source": "polymershapes-cf30-pdf",
      "where": "Mechanical properties table, Modulus of elasticity (flexural test) row",
      "source_detail": {
        "title": "TECAPEEK CF30 black Stock Shapes datasheet (Polymershapes distributor copy, Ensinger)",
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        "url": "https://www.polymershapes.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Polymershapes_Ensinger_DataSheet-TECAPEEK-CF30-black.pdf",
        "year": 2015,
        "kind": "datasheet",
        "license": "manufacturer datasheet, linked not reproduced"
      }
    },
    {
      "benchmark": "flexural_strength",
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      "bound": "exact",
      "unit": "psi",
      "scope": "material",
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        "test_standard": "ASTM D790",
        "note_as_printed": "per ASTM D3846",
        "temperature": "73 °F"
      },
      "method": "Value printed on the Polymershapes datasheet, data from extruded shapes unless otherwise noted",
      "status": "ground",
      "source": "polymershapes-cf30-pdf",
      "where": "Mechanical properties table, Flexural strength row",
      "source_detail": {
        "title": "TECAPEEK CF30 black Stock Shapes datasheet (Polymershapes distributor copy, Ensinger)",
        "id": "Datasheet version A0, dated 2015/10/27",
        "url": "https://www.polymershapes.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Polymershapes_Ensinger_DataSheet-TECAPEEK-CF30-black.pdf",
        "year": 2015,
        "kind": "datasheet",
        "license": "manufacturer datasheet, linked not reproduced"
      }
    },
    {
      "benchmark": "heat_deflection_temperature",
      "label": "Deflection temperature under load (2015 datasheet)",
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      "bound": "exact",
      "unit": "°F",
      "scope": "material",
      "conditions": {
        "test_standard": "ASTM D648",
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        "specimen": "injection moulded"
      },
      "method": "Value printed on the Polymershapes datasheet; injection-moulded specimen per the table comment",
      "status": "ground",
      "source": "polymershapes-cf30-pdf",
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      "source_detail": {
        "title": "TECAPEEK CF30 black Stock Shapes datasheet (Polymershapes distributor copy, Ensinger)",
        "id": "Datasheet version A0, dated 2015/10/27",
        "url": "https://www.polymershapes.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Polymershapes_Ensinger_DataSheet-TECAPEEK-CF30-black.pdf",
        "year": 2015,
        "kind": "datasheet",
        "license": "manufacturer datasheet, linked not reproduced"
      }
    },
    {
      "benchmark": "moisture_absorption",
      "label": "Moisture absorption (2015 datasheet)",
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      "bound": "exact",
      "unit": "%",
      "scope": "material",
      "conditions": {
        "test_standard": "ASTM D570",
        "time": "24 hrs",
        "temperature": "73 °F"
      },
      "method": "Value printed on the Polymershapes datasheet",
      "status": "ground",
      "source": "polymershapes-cf30-pdf",
      "where": "Other properties table, Moisture absorption row",
      "source_detail": {
        "title": "TECAPEEK CF30 black Stock Shapes datasheet (Polymershapes distributor copy, Ensinger)",
        "id": "Datasheet version A0, dated 2015/10/27",
        "url": "https://www.polymershapes.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Polymershapes_Ensinger_DataSheet-TECAPEEK-CF30-black.pdf",
        "year": 2015,
        "kind": "datasheet",
        "license": "manufacturer datasheet, linked not reproduced"
      }
    },
    {
      "benchmark": "izod_impact",
      "label": "Impact strength, Izod (2015 datasheet)",
      "value": 1.16,
      "bound": "exact",
      "unit": "ft-lbs/in",
      "scope": "material",
      "conditions": {
        "test_standard": "ASTM D256",
        "temperature": "73 °F"
      },
      "method": "Value printed on the Polymershapes datasheet",
      "status": "ground",
      "source": "polymershapes-cf30-pdf",
      "where": "Mechanical properties table, Impact strength (Izod) row",
      "source_detail": {
        "title": "TECAPEEK CF30 black Stock Shapes datasheet (Polymershapes distributor copy, Ensinger)",
        "id": "Datasheet version A0, dated 2015/10/27",
        "url": "https://www.polymershapes.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Polymershapes_Ensinger_DataSheet-TECAPEEK-CF30-black.pdf",
        "year": 2015,
        "kind": "datasheet",
        "license": "manufacturer datasheet, linked not reproduced"
      }
    }
  ],
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      "environment": "Hot water and bases",
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      "effect": "The Ensinger product page prints a plus sign (+) for resistance to hot water and bases, and lists hydrolysis and superheated steam resistance among the main features. The page gives no duration or temperature for this statement.",
      "rating": "low",
      "conditions": {
        "basis": "manufacturer's qualitative rating, no test condition printed"
      },
      "source": "ensinger-cf30-web",
      "where": "Other properties table, Resistance to hot water/ bases row; Main Features list"
    },
    {
      "environment": "Weathering",
      "headline": "Ensinger prints a dash for resistance to weathering, which is not a rating.",
      "effect": "The product page prints a dash (-) in the resistance to weathering row. No UV, outdoor or atomic-oxygen result for this grade was read in this run.",
      "rating": "unknown",
      "conditions": {
        "basis": "dash printed in the table, no rating given"
      },
      "source": "ensinger-cf30-web",
      "where": "Other properties table, Resistance to weathering row"
    },
    {
      "environment": "Halogens and strong acids (PEEK polymer)",
      "headline": "Wikipedia states that PEEK is attacked by halogens and strong acids.",
      "effect": "Wikipedia states that PEEK is attacked by halogens and strong Brønsted and Lewis acids. The statement is general to the PEEK polymer; no test on this carbon-fibre grade was read.",
      "rating": "unknown",
      "conditions": {
        "basis": "general statement for PEEK, not tested on this grade"
      },
      "source": "wikipedia-peek",
      "where": "Properties section"
    }
  ],
  "risks": {
    "hazards": [
      {
        "text": "Ensinger states that carbon reinforced TECAPEEK CF30 black meets the limitations imposed by RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU for electrical equipment. No supplier safety data sheet or PubChem GHS record for this grade was read in this run.",
        "ghs": [],
        "source": "ensinger-cf30-web",
        "where": "Product description, compliance statement"
      },
      {
        "text": "Wikipedia makes no explicit hazard or flammability statement for PEEK. It states that PEEK is attacked by halogens and strong Brønsted and Lewis acids.",
        "ghs": [],
        "source": "wikipedia-peek",
        "where": "Properties and Applications sections"
      },
      {
        "text": "Ensinger's Product Handling Information Sheet for TECAPEEK CF states that the product is not classified and does not need any labelling, and that there are no known risks if the handling details are observed. The sheet covers the carbon-fibre compound; its trade name is printed as TECAPEEK 30 black.",
        "ghs": [],
        "source": "ensinger-phis-cf",
        "where": "Section 2, Classification and labelling, and Other hazards"
      },
      {
        "text": "The Ensinger sheet says that mechanical processing should generate as little dust as possible, that a local extraction system must be installed or the workplace properly ventilated, and that dry sweeping should be avoided during clean-up.",
        "ghs": [],
        "source": "ensinger-phis-cf",
        "where": "Section 6, Accidental release measures; Section 7, Handling and storage"
      },
      {
        "text": "Simpson Strong-Tie's SDS for CSS V-Wrap CFRR, a precured carbon fibre rod (a different product, not this grade), classifies the dust from cutting or processing it with the GHS codes listed here, and describes the effect as temporary irritation. The same SDS warns that the dust can form explosive air-dust mixtures.",
        "ghs": [
          "H316",
          "H319",
          "H335"
        ],
        "source": "sti-cfrr-sds",
        "where": "Section 2, GHS Classification, Health Hazards and OSHA Hazard"
      },
      {
        "text": "Victrex's SDS for VICTREX CT200, a PAEK matrix grade (not this carbon-fibre compound), states that the material is not classified as dangerous under CLP and has no label elements. It warns that the product will burn in fire, that the major health hazard is inhalation of thermal decomposition products, and that molten polymer causes severe thermal burns.",
        "ghs": [],
        "source": "victrex-ct200-sds",
        "where": "Section 2, Hazards identification; Section 7, Handling notes"
      }
    ],
    "failure_risks": [],
    "side_effects": [],
    "handling": [
      {
        "text": "The Ensinger product page links a Product Handling Information Sheet for TECAPEEK CF, which was read in this run. Its handling rules are recorded in the hazard rows above.",
        "source": "ensinger-phis-cf",
        "where": "Sections 1 to 8 of the sheet; Downloads link on the Ensinger product page"
      },
      {
        "text": "Skin contact with carbon fibres: the Ensinger sheet says to wash the skin thoroughly with cold water, not warm water, and not to rub or scratch it. For a foreign body in the eye, the sheet says not to rub the eye and to consult an eye specialist.",
        "source": "ensinger-phis-cf",
        "where": "Section 4, First aid measures"
      },
      {
        "text": "Fire: the Ensinger sheet says the product ignites in a flame but stops burning when the source is removed, that carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide are the main toxic gases, and that water spray, alcohol-resistant foam, carbon dioxide or dry chemical foam are suitable extinguishing media, while a water jet is unsuitable.",
        "source": "ensinger-phis-cf",
        "where": "Section 5, Firefighting measures"
      }
    ],
    "mitigations": []
  },
  "uses": [
    {
      "application": "structures",
      "device": "Aerospace structural parts (target industry)",
      "example": "Ensinger lists aircraft and aerospace technology among the target industries for TECAPEEK CF30 black, and gives very high stiffness and very high creep resistant as main features.",
      "source": "polymershapes-cf30-pdf",
      "where": "Main features and Target Industries columns"
    },
    {
      "application": "mechanisms",
      "device": "Sliding and wear parts",
      "example": "Ensinger states that carbon fibre composites tend to be less abrasive than glass fibres and give improved wear and friction properties, and lists mechanical engineering as a target industry.",
      "source": "ensinger-cf30-web",
      "where": "Product description; target industries list"
    }
  ],
  "supply": [
    {
      "subject": "PEEK polymer (matrix)",
      "producers": [],
      "critical_lists": [],
      "substitutes": [],
      "source": "wikipedia-peek",
      "where": "Synthesis section; Lead section; datasheet statement on the 2015 Polymershapes page"
    },
    {
      "subject": "Carbon fibre (reinforcement, 30 %)",
      "producers": [],
      "critical_lists": [],
      "substitutes": [],
      "source": "wikipedia-cfrp",
      "where": "Carbon fiber reinforced polymer section"
    },
    {
      "subject": "PEEK polymer producer, Victrex plc",
      "producers": [
        {
          "country": "United Kingdom"
        }
      ],
      "critical_lists": [],
      "substitutes": [],
      "source": "wikipedia-victrex",
      "where": "Lead section; infobox address; Victrex photo caption"
    },
    {
      "subject": "PEEK polymer producer, Evonik (Changchun site)",
      "producers": [
        {
          "country": "China",
          "year": 2015
        }
      ],
      "critical_lists": [],
      "substitutes": [],
      "source": "evonik-changchun-peek-news",
      "where": "Article body, first paragraph; dated line"
    }
  ],
  "media": [],
  "documents": [
    {
      "title": "Ensinger product page, TECAPEEK CF30 black (Stock Shapes)",
      "type": "datasheet",
      "url": "https://www.ensingerplastics.com/en/shapes/peek-tecapeek-cf30-black",
      "year": 2026
    },
    {
      "title": "TECAPEEK CF30 black Stock Shapes datasheet, Polymershapes distributor copy, version A0",
      "type": "datasheet",
      "url": "https://www.polymershapes.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Polymershapes_Ensinger_DataSheet-TECAPEEK-CF30-black.pdf",
      "year": 2015
    },
    {
      "title": "VICTREX CT200 Safety Data Sheet, Rev 2 (Victrex plc), Boedeker Plastics copy (PAEK matrix grade, not this compound)",
      "type": "sds",
      "url": "https://www.boedeker.com/Portals/0/Safety%20Data%20Sheets%20SDS/Victrex-PEEK-PAEK-CT-200-Safety-Data-Sheet-SDS-Boedeker.pdf",
      "year": 2019
    },
    {
      "title": "TECAPEEK CF Product Handling Information Sheet (PHIS), Ensinger GmbH, version 03.0",
      "type": "sds",
      "url": "https://www.ensinger-online.com/modules/nonpublic/customersheet/openpdf.php?pdf=SH_TECAPEEK%20CF_en_03_0.pdf",
      "year": 2023
    },
    {
      "title": "CSS V-Wrap CFRR Precured Carbon Rough Rod, Safety Data Sheet (Simpson Strong-Tie, carbon rod, not this grade)",
      "type": "sds",
      "url": "https://www.structuraltechnologies.com/wp-content/uploads/CSS/SDS-CV-CFRR-NA-ENG-1222.pdf",
      "year": 2022
    }
  ],
  "gaps": [
    "No supplier safety data sheet for TECAPEEK CF30 black was read. The Ensinger Product Handling Information Sheet for TECAPEEK CF is used for its classification statement. The PubChem compound page for PEEK returned a reCAPTCHA check in this run, so no PubChem GHS record was read.",
    "No flight, outgassing, atomic-oxygen or radiation data for this carbon-fibre grade were found. NASA TM 2008-215490 lists PEEK with no carbon-fibre filler and was not used for any value.",
    "NASA TM 2008-215490 gives the PEEK repeat unit as C19H12O2, while Wikipedia prints (C19H12O3)n; this profile uses the Wikipedia formula and does not resolve the difference.",
    "Thermal expansion (CLTE) and surface and volume resistivity are printed in exponent form on the sources read, so they are left out. The 2015 datasheet wear factor is also printed in exponent form and is left out.",
    "Country shares of production for PEEK polymer and carbon fibre were not found in any source read. Producers are named from Wikipedia (Victrex) and a Plastemart news item (Evonik, Changchun); the Evonik item prints no capacity tonnage, and capacity figures from search results were not used. The 2015 datasheet names Victrex PEEK polymer as the base polymer.",
    "Other 2015 datasheet rows (Rockwell M hardness, coefficient of friction, limiting PV, shear strength) were not recorded in this run.",
    "No safety data sheet for the carbon fibre in this grade was found. The carbon rod SDS and the Victrex CT200 SDS cover other products and are used only for hazard statements about those products."
  ],
  "story": {
    "why": "TECAPEEK CF30 black is a 30 % carbon-fibre-filled PEEK compound. The current Ensinger page prints a density of 1.38 g/cm3, a tensile modulus of 6000 MPa and a melting temperature of 341 °C. The 2015 datasheet prints a density of 1.41 g/cm3, so the two sources disagree and both are kept.",
    "uses": [
      {
        "where": "Aerospace structures",
        "line": "Ensinger lists aircraft and aerospace technology among the target industries for TECAPEEK CF30 black. The 2015 datasheet gives very high stiffness and very high creep resistance as main features."
      },
      {
        "where": "Sliding and wear parts",
        "line": "Ensinger states that carbon fibre composites are less abrasive than glass fibres and give improved wear and friction properties."
      }
    ],
    "can_do": [
      {
        "label": "Stiffness",
        "line": "A tensile modulus of 6000 MPa and a flexural modulus of 6100 MPa, per DIN EN ISO 527-2 and DIN EN ISO 178.",
        "benchmark": "tensile_modulus",
        "scope": "material",
        "value": "6000 MPa tensile modulus"
      },
      {
        "label": "Heat",
        "line": "A glass transition temperature of 147 °C and a service temperature of 260 °C for long term use.",
        "benchmark": "max_service_temp",
        "scope": "material",
        "value": "260 °C long term"
      },
      {
        "label": "Strength",
        "line": "A tensile strength of 112 MPa and a flexural strength of 184 MPa, as printed on the Ensinger page.",
        "benchmark": "ultimate_tensile_strength",
        "scope": "material",
        "value": "112 MPa tensile strength"
      },
      {
        "label": "Low moisture uptake",
        "line": "Water absorption of 0.02 % to 0.03 % over 24 h to 96 h at 23 °C, per the Ensinger page.",
        "benchmark": "moisture_absorption",
        "scope": "material",
        "value": "0.02 % to 0.03 %"
      }
    ],
    "compare": "Read the two datasheets together. The current Ensinger page prints a density of 1.38 g/cm3 for TECAPEEK CF30 black, and the 2015 Polymershapes datasheet prints 1.41 g/cm3 for the same grade. The 2015 datasheet gives strengths in psi, for example 17,500 psi tensile strength at yield under ASTM D638. That is a different unit and test method from the ISO 527-2 tensile strength of 112 MPa on the current page. No other profile is compared here, because no second source for a competing grade was read in this run.",
    "compare_rows": [
      {
        "label": "Density",
        "benchmark": "density",
        "scope": "material"
      },
      {
        "label": "Tensile modulus",
        "benchmark": "tensile_modulus",
        "scope": "material"
      },
      {
        "label": "Service temperature",
        "benchmark": "max_service_temp",
        "scope": "material"
      }
    ],
    "handling": [
      "Use the 2015 datasheet and the current web page together, since their density values differ.",
      "Follow the Ensinger handling sheet, which was read in this run, and check a supplier safety data sheet for the stock shape you buy, since none for this grade was read.",
      "Allow for moisture: the 2015 datasheet prints 0.06 % moisture absorption after 24 hrs at 73 °F (ASTM D570)."
    ],
    "good_for": [
      "High stiffness and creep resistance: a tensile modulus of 6000 MPa and the creep resistance Ensinger cites.",
      "Parts that need a long-term service temperature of 260 °C."
    ],
    "watch_out": [
      "Ageing: Ensinger prints a dash for resistance to weathering, so outdoor exposure is not rated.",
      "Values differ by source: 1.38 g/cm3 on the current page and 1.41 g/cm3 on the 2015 datasheet.",
      "No space exposure, outgassing or atomic-oxygen data for this grade were found. NASA TM 2008-215490 lists PEEK with no carbon-fibre filler and was not used."
    ],
    "verdict": "TECAPEEK CF30 black is a stiff, creep-resistant carbon-fibre PEEK with a density of 1.38 g/cm3 and a tensile modulus of 6000 MPa per Ensinger. The sourced values are datasheet values. No space or outgassing data for this grade were found in this run. Ensinger's handling sheet states that the compound is not classified.",
    "recipe": {
      "line": "TECAPEEK CF30 black is a polyetheretherketone (PEEK) matrix filled with 30 % carbon fibre. PEEK has the formula (C19H12O3)n per Wikipedia and is made by reaction of 4,4'-difluorobenzophenone with the disodium salt of hydroquinone. The carbon fibre filament is produced from a precursor such as polyacrylonitrile (PAN), rayon or petroleum pitch.",
      "parts": [
        {
          "name": "PEEK matrix",
          "role": "Thermoplastic matrix, repeat unit (C19H12O3)n per Wikipedia; it carries the load between the fibres.",
          "share_note": "The remainder of the compound; the page does not print the matrix share"
        },
        {
          "name": "Carbon fibre",
          "role": "Stiffness and creep resistance come from the carbon reinforcement, as Ensinger states.",
          "share_note": "30 % carbon fibres as printed on the Ensinger page"
        }
      ]
    },
    "risk_groups": [
      {
        "title": "For people",
        "lead": "The product page confirms RoHS compliance, and Ensinger's handling sheet states that the compound is not classified. No supplier safety data sheet for this grade was read.",
        "points": [
          {
            "label": "Compliance",
            "line": "Ensinger states that TECAPEEK CF30 black meets the limitations imposed by RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU for electrical equipment."
          },
          {
            "label": "Hazard data",
            "line": "Wikipedia makes no explicit hazard statement for PEEK. Ensinger's handling sheet says the compound is not classified and needs no labelling. Dust and thermal-decomposition statements from a carbon rod SDS and a Victrex CT200 SDS apply to other products, not this grade."
          }
        ],
        "level": 0,
        "verdict": "Not classified in the Ensinger handling sheet; no SDS read"
      },
      {
        "title": "If it fails",
        "lead": "Only datasheet values are recorded. No failure test is recorded for this grade.",
        "points": [
          {
            "label": "Heat",
            "line": "Ensinger gives a service temperature of 300 °C for short term use and 260 °C for long term use."
          }
        ],
        "level": 1,
        "verdict": "Datasheet values only"
      }
    ]
  },
  "updated": "2026-11-02",
  "review": {
    "status": "draft",
    "method": "assistant",
    "checked_values": 23,
    "unreachable": 1,
    "caveats": 4,
    "note": "Read by an AI assistant on 2026-11-01 from four sources, then deepened on 2026-11-02 with five more: a Victrex CT200 SDS, an Ensinger Product Handling Information Sheet, a Simpson Strong-Tie carbon rod SDS, Wikipedia on Victrex, and an Evonik news item. Hazard and supply entries now cite them, for nine sources in total. No supplier SDS for this grade and no producer shares were found."
  },
  "sources": {
    "ensinger-cf30-web": {
      "title": "TECAPEEK CF30 black, Ensinger product page (carbon filled PEEK, technical details)",
      "id": "Ensinger product page, technical details and product description",
      "url": "https://www.ensingerplastics.com/en/shapes/peek-tecapeek-cf30-black",
      "year": 2026,
      "kind": "datasheet",
      "license": "manufacturer web page, linked not reproduced"
    },
    "polymershapes-cf30-pdf": {
      "title": "TECAPEEK CF30 black Stock Shapes datasheet (Polymershapes distributor copy, Ensinger)",
      "id": "Datasheet version A0, dated 2015/10/27",
      "url": "https://www.polymershapes.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Polymershapes_Ensinger_DataSheet-TECAPEEK-CF30-black.pdf",
      "year": 2015,
      "kind": "datasheet",
      "license": "manufacturer datasheet, linked not reproduced"
    },
    "wikipedia-peek": {
      "title": "Polyether ether ketone, Wikipedia",
      "id": "Polyether ether ketone article: infobox formula, synthesis, properties, applications",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyether_ether_ketone",
      "kind": "web",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0, linked not reproduced"
    },
    "wikipedia-cfrp": {
      "title": "Carbon fiber reinforced polymer, Wikipedia",
      "id": "Carbon fiber reinforced polymer article: primary element and precursor",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_fiber_reinforced_polymer",
      "kind": "web",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0, linked not reproduced"
    },
    "victrex-ct200-sds": {
      "title": "VICTREX CT200 Safety Data Sheet, Rev 2 (Victrex plc), Boedeker Plastics copy",
      "id": "Victrex CT200 SDS, Hazards identification (section 2) and Handling (section 7)",
      "url": "https://www.boedeker.com/Portals/0/Safety%20Data%20Sheets%20SDS/Victrex-PEEK-PAEK-CT-200-Safety-Data-Sheet-SDS-Boedeker.pdf",
      "year": 2019,
      "kind": "datasheet",
      "license": "manufacturer safety data sheet, linked not reproduced"
    },
    "ensinger-phis-cf": {
      "title": "TECAPEEK CF Product Handling Information Sheet (PHIS), Ensinger GmbH, version 03.0",
      "id": "PHIB_TECAPEEK CF_EN_en_03.0, edition of 06.11.2023, sections 1 to 8",
      "url": "https://www.ensinger-online.com/modules/nonpublic/customersheet/openpdf.php?pdf=SH_TECAPEEK%20CF_en_03_0.pdf",
      "year": 2023,
      "kind": "datasheet",
      "license": "manufacturer handling sheet, linked not reproduced"
    },
    "sti-cfrr-sds": {
      "title": "CSS V-Wrap CFRR Precured Carbon Rough Rod, Safety Data Sheet (Simpson Strong-Tie)",
      "id": "SDS-CV-CFRR-NA-ENG-1222, Date Prepared or Revised December 2022",
      "url": "https://www.structuraltechnologies.com/wp-content/uploads/CSS/SDS-CV-CFRR-NA-ENG-1222.pdf",
      "year": 2022,
      "kind": "datasheet",
      "license": "manufacturer safety data sheet, linked not reproduced"
    },
    "wikipedia-victrex": {
      "title": "Victrex, Wikipedia",
      "id": "Victrex article: lead, infobox address and PEEK manufacturing",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victrex",
      "kind": "web",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0, linked not reproduced"
    },
    "evonik-changchun-peek-news": {
      "title": "Evonik expands production capacity for polyetheretherketone (PEEK) at Changchun, China (Plastemart)",
      "id": "Plastemart news item dated 06-Nov-15",
      "url": "https://www.plastemart.com/news-plastics-information/evonik-expands-production-capacity-for-polyetheretherketone-(peek)-at-changchun-china/27896",
      "year": 2015,
      "kind": "web",
      "license": "news item, linked not reproduced"
    }
  },
  "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "url": "https://spacemushroom.com/profiles/peek-cf30/"
}