40% Glass Fiber (40 GF) SAN
40 GF SAN is a grade of SAN. The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare 40 GF SAN to: styrenic plastics (top), all thermoplastics (middle), and the entire database (bottom). A full bar means this is the highest value in the relevant set. A half-full bar means it's 50% of the highest, and so on.
Mechanical Properties
Elongation at Break
2.5 %
Flexural Modulus
13 GPa 1.9 x 106 psi
Impact Strength: Notched Izod
60 J/m 1.1 ft-lb/in
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
130 MPa 19 x 103 psi
Other Material Properties
Density
1.4 g/cm3 87 lb/ft3
Specific Heat Capacity
1070 J/kg-K 0.26 BTU/lb-°F
Water Absorption At Saturation
0.28 %
Common Calculations
Strength to Weight: Axial
25 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
40 points
Followup Questions
Further Reading
Reinforced Plastics Durability, Geoffrey Pritchard (editor), 1999
SPI Plastics Engineering Handbook of the Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc., 5th ed., Michael L. Berins (editor), 2000
Modern Plastics Handbook, Charles A. Harper (editor), 1999
Plastics Materials, 7th ed., J. A. Brydson, 1999