Overview

Get unprecedented strength, heat and chemical resistance, toughness, and a lighter weight alternative to metal with Antero 840CN03 — a high-performance, PEKK-based electrostatic discharge (ESD) thermoplastic. Produce highly-customized, low-volume parts with consistent static dissipative properties, chemical resistance, and ultra-low outgassing with high-performing Antero 840CN03 FFF filament.

Top User Applications
Prototyping
Tooling
Production parts

Material Performance

True production-grade thermoplastic that is durable enough to perform virtually the same as production parts.

TENSILE
STRENGTH, YIELD
90 MPa (XZ Axis) No yield MPa (ZX Axis)

TENSILE MODULUS
2770 MPa (XZ Axis)
and
2200 MPa (ZX Axis)

HDT
150 °C

IZOD IMPACT, NOTCHED
45 J/m (XZ Axis) 30 J/m (ZX Axis)

Material Highlights

Characteristics

Highest heat distortion of any FDM material
Highest tensile strength of any FDM material
Durable,Anti-Static
Dimensionally Stable

Options

NSF 51 Certified (food contact)
ISO 10993/USP Class VI Certified (biocompatibility)
Favorable FST (flame, smoke, toxicity) rating

Uses

Custom tools for metal, plastic or composite parts fabrication
Medical tools like surgical guides that can withstand steam autoclaving
Heat-resistant dies, patterns and fixtures for food production
Aerospace components
Automotive parts including housings, ducts and semi-structural components

Advantages

Bio-compatibility
Food-contact safety
Thermal stability to withstand high pressure

Property	Test Method	Typical Values（XY/XZ/ZX）
HDT @ 66 psi	ASTM D648 Method B	150 °C (302 °F)
HDT @ 264 psi	ASTM D648 Method B	147 °C (297 °F)
Tg	ASTM D7426 Inflection Point	149 °C (300 °F)
Melt Point	ASTM D7426 Peak Heat	300 °C (572 °F)
Mean CTE	ASTM E831 (40 °C to 140 °C)	35 µm/[m°C]50 µm/[m°C] (20 µin./[in.°F])(28 µin./[in.°F])
Volume Resistivity	ASTM D257	> 5.510^14 Ωcm
Dielectric Constant	ASTM D150 1 kHz test condition	3.3
Dissipation Factor	ASTM D150 1 kHz test condition	0.003
Specific Gravity	ASTM D257 @23 °C	1.28

		XZ Orientation(1)	ZX Orientation(1)
Tensile Properties: ASTM D638
Yield Strength	MPa	90 (3)	No yield
Yield Strength	psi	13,150 (430)	No yield
Elongation @ Yield	%	4.3 (0.3)	No yield
Strength @ Break	MPa	70 (7)	55 (5)
Strength @ Break	psi	10,510 (1050)	8,260 (720)
Elongation @ Break	%	6 (1)	1.9 (0.3)
Modulus (Elastic)	GPa	2.9 (0.1)	2.9 (0.1)
Modulus (Elastic)	ksi	420 (15)	415 (25)
Flexural Properties: ASTM D790, Procedure A
Strength @ Break	MPa	No break	90 (13)
Strength @ Break	psi	No break	12,640 (1840)
Strength @ 5% Strain	MPa	140 (4)	-
Strength @ 5% Strain	psi	20,325 (590)	-
Strain @ Break	%	No break	3.3 (0.5)
Modulus	GPa	3.1 (0.1)	2.7 (0.1)
Modulus	ksi	445 (10)	395 (13 )
Compression Properties: ASTM D695
Yield Strength	MPa	97 (3)	93 (3)
Yield Strength	psi	14,130 (445)	13,560 (415)
Modulus	GPa	2.35 (0.05)	2.18 (0.06)
Modulus	ksi	340 (8)	340 (10)
Impact Properties: ASTM D256, ASTM D4812
Notched	J/m	45 (4)	30 (8)
Notched	ft*lb/in.	0.8 (0.1)	0.6 (0.2)
Unnotched	J/m	1,550 (460)	150 (40)
Unnotched	ft*lb/in.	30 (9)	2.9 (0.7)

		XZ Orientation(1)	ZX Orientation(1)
Tensile Properties: ASTM D638
Yield Strength	MPa	93 (1)	No yield
Yield Strength	psi	13,500 (80)	No yield
Elongation @ Yield	%	4.3 (0.6)	No yield
Strength @ Break	MPa	70 (8)	45 (5)
Strength @ Break	psi	10,470 (1200)	6,650 (765)
Elongation @ Break	%	6 (1)	1.2 (0.3)
Modulus (Elastic)	GPa	3.1 (0.3)	3.5 (0.7)
	ksi	450 (40)	505 (110)
Flexural Properties: ASTM D790, Procedure A
Strength @ Break	MPa	No break	65 (10)
Strength @ Break	psi	No break	9,350 (1515)
Strength @ 5% Strain	MPa	140 (3)	-
Strength @ 5% Strain	psi	20,550 (480)	-
Strain @ Break	%	No break	2.4 (0.4)
Modulus	GPa	3.1 (0.1)	2.7 (0.1)
Modulus	ksi	450 (10)	390 (10)
Compression Properties: ASTM D695
Yield Strength	MPa	100 (2)	101 (3)
Yield Strength	psi	14,570 (320)	14,600 (440)
Modulus	GPa	2.45 (0.01)	2.30 (0.08)
Modulus	ksi	360 (2)	340 (10)
Impact Properties: ASTM D256, ASTM D4812
Notched	J/m	35 (5)	30 (5)
Notched	ft*lb/in.	0.7 (0.1)	0.5 (0.1)
Unnotched	J/m	1,820 (1250)	75 (30)
Unnotched	ft*lb/in.	35 (25)	1.5 (0.5)

Characteristics

Options

Uses

Advantages

Aerospace electronic enclosures

Structural parts

Structural parts