Polyetheretherketone, 30 % carbon fibre reinforced (TECAPEEK CF30 black) PEEK CF30

spore: profile
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
  source: wikipedia-peek
  where: Infobox, chemical formula of polyetheretherketone (PEEK); the 30 % carbon fibre filler is per the Ensinger product page
  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
tags:
  environments: []
  stresses: []
  applications:
    - structures
    - mechanisms
properties:
  - benchmark: density
    label: Density, TECAPEEK CF30 black (current product page)
    value: 1.38
    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
  - benchmark: density
    label: Density, TECAPEEK CF30 black (2015 datasheet)
    value: 1.41
    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
  - benchmark: tensile_modulus
    label: Modulus of elasticity, tensile test
    value: 6000
    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
  - benchmark: ultimate_tensile_strength
    label: Tensile strength (as printed)
    value: 112
    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
  - benchmark: elongation
    label: Elongation at break, tensile test
    value: 10
    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
  - benchmark: flexural_strength
    label: Flexural strength
    value: 184
    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, Flexural strength row
  - benchmark: flexural_modulus
    label: Modulus of elasticity, flexural test
    value: 6100
    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
  - benchmark: charpy_impact_strength
    label: Impact strength, Charpy
    value: 92
    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
  - benchmark: shore_d_hardness
    label: Shore hardness
    value: 90
    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)
  - benchmark: glass_transition_temperature
    label: Glass transition temperature
    value: 147
    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
  - benchmark: melting_point
    label: Melting temperature
    value: 341
    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
  - benchmark: thermal_conductivity
    label: Thermal conductivity
    value: 0.66
    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
  - benchmark: specific_heat
    label: Specific heat
    value: 1.2
    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
  - benchmark: max_service_temp
    label: Service temperature, short term
    value: 300
    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
    where: Thermal properties table, Service temperature short term row
  - benchmark: max_service_temp
    label: Service temperature, long term
    value: 260
    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
  - benchmark: moisture_absorption
    label: Water absorption
    value: 0.02
    value_high: 0.03
    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
  - benchmark: tensile_modulus
    label: Modulus of elasticity, tensile test (2015 datasheet)
    value: 920000
    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
  - benchmark: tensile_yield_strength
    label: Tensile strength at yield (2015 datasheet)
    value: 17500
    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
  - benchmark: flexural_modulus
    label: Modulus of elasticity, flexural test (2015 datasheet)
    value: 1040000
    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
  - benchmark: flexural_strength
    label: Flexural strength (2015 datasheet)
    value: 28000
    unit: psi
    scope: material
    conditions:
      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
  - benchmark: heat_deflection_temperature
    label: Deflection temperature under load (2015 datasheet)
    value: 600
    unit: °F
    scope: material
    conditions:
      test_standard: ASTM D648
      load: 264 psi
      specimen: injection moulded
    method: Value printed on the Polymershapes datasheet; injection-moulded specimen per the table comment
    status: ground
    source: polymershapes-cf30-pdf
    where: Thermal properties table, Deflection temperature row
  - benchmark: moisture_absorption
    label: Moisture absorption (2015 datasheet)
    value: 0.06
    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
  - benchmark: izod_impact
    label: Impact strength, Izod (2015 datasheet)
    value: 1.16
    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
corrosion:
  - environment: Hot water and bases
    headline: Ensinger prints a plus sign for resistance to hot water and bases.
    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
failure_risks: []
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)
    routes: Wikipedia states that PEEK is made by the reaction of 4,4'-difluorobenzophenone with the disodium salt of hydroquinone. It was brought to market in the early 1980s by part of Imperial Chemical Industries, giving rise to Victrex PLC. The Polymershapes datasheet says TECAPEEK products are based on Victrex PEEK polymer.
    producers: []
    critical_lists: []
    substitutes: []
    source: wikipedia-peek
    where: Synthesis section; Lead section; datasheet statement on the 2015 Polymershapes page
  - subject: Carbon fibre (reinforcement, 30 %)
    routes: Wikipedia states that the primary element of carbon fibre reinforced polymers is a carbon filament produced from a precursor polymer such as polyacrylonitrile (PAN), rayon, or petroleum pitch.
    producers: []
    critical_lists: []
    substitutes: []
    source: wikipedia-cfrp
    where: Carbon fiber reinforced polymer section
  - subject: PEEK polymer producer, Victrex plc
    routes: Wikipedia calls Victrex plc a British-based supplier of high performance polymers and a manufacturer of high-performance polyaryletherketones, including VICTREX PEEK polymer. Its infobox address is in Thornton Cleveleys, Lancashire, England, UK.
    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)
    routes: Evonik, a German specialty chemicals group, expanded its PEEK production capacity at Changchun, China, according to a Plastemart news item dated 06-Nov-15. The item prints no capacity tonnage.
    producers:
      - country: China
        year: 2015
    critical_lists: []
    substitutes: []
    source: evonik-changchun-peek-news
    where: Article body, first paragraph; dated line
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.
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
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.'
story:
  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.
      level: 0
      verdict: Not classified in the Ensinger handling sheet; no SDS 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.
    - title: If it fails
      lead: Only datasheet values are recorded. No failure test is recorded for this grade.
      level: 1
      verdict: Datasheet values only
      points:
        - label: Heat
          line: Ensinger gives a service temperature of 300 °C for short term use and 260 °C for long term use.
  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
      value: 6000 MPa tensile modulus
      benchmark: tensile_modulus
      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.
    - label: Heat
      value: 260 °C long term
      benchmark: max_service_temp
      line: A glass transition temperature of 147 °C and a service temperature of 260 °C for long term use.
    - label: Strength
      value: 112 MPa tensile strength
      benchmark: ultimate_tensile_strength
      line: A tensile strength of 112 MPa and a flexural strength of 184 MPa, as printed on the Ensinger page.
    - label: Low moisture uptake
      value: 0.02 % to 0.03 %
      benchmark: moisture_absorption
      line: Water absorption of 0.02 % to 0.03 % over 24 h to 96 h at 23 °C, per the Ensinger page.
  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
    - label: Tensile modulus
      benchmark: tensile_modulus
    - label: Service temperature
      benchmark: max_service_temp
  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.