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    5/5/2020 Heat Distortion Temperature

    Polymer Properties Database


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    HOME INDEX POLYMER CHEMISTRY SOFTWARE JOURNALS ABOUT

    POLYMER PHYSICS HEAT DISTORTION TEMPERATURE SUMMARY

    RELATED TOPICS: HEAT DISTORT


    The heat distortion temperature (HDT) - also known as the deflection temperature
    Glass Transition Temperature under load (DTUL) or heat deflection temperature - is an important property of is the temperature

    polymers. It gives an indication at what temperature materials start to "soften" when sample deflects by
    Dynamic Mechanical Analysis
    (DMA) exposed to a fixed load at elevated temperatures. The HDT is defined by ASTM D a fixed bending lo

    648 as the temperarture at which a sample bar of standard dimensions (127x 13 x point test beam ar
    Thermomechanical Analysis
    (TMA) 12 mm) deflects by 0.25 mm (0.01 in) under a centered standard flexural load of 455
    kPa (66 psi) or 1.82 MPa (264 psi). A schematic testing arrangement is shown in the
    figure below; the sample is loaded to the specified bending stress in a three-point The HDT is a goo

    bend test beam arrangement which is immersed in an oil. The oil bath is then heated the "stiffness" of a
    HDT TESTER at a rate of 2 ∓ 0.2 K/min until the specimen reaches the defined deflection.1 The
    as the temperatur

    Qualtech heat-transfer medium is typically a mineral oil or silicone oil which does not affect the
    mechanical properties of the specimen.
    Zwick HDT of filled and u
    can vary a lot, dep
    Qualitest
    HDT TEST APPARATUS filler / fiber conten
    International Equipments

    Instron
    The HDT is often
    sheets of commer
    resins.
    B A C K TO INDE X

    H D T TABLE

    The heat deflection temperature of amorphous materials is related to the glass


    transition temperature (amorphous materials) or melting temperature (crystalline
    materials). The HDT, is a useful indicator of the temperature limit above which the
    material cannot be used for structural applications. It is often reported on the TDS of
    commercial grades of plastics. However, HDT and Tg (or Tm) cannot be used

    Interchangeable. The Tg describes the temperature at which vitrification or


    glassification begins, i.e when "freezing" of the movements of chain segments
    (kinetic units) takes place, whereas the HDT is a macroscopic measure of the
    "stiffness" of a material when the temperature increases. For unfilled systems, the
    two properties are often closely related (see Figure below). However, fillers, and
    reinforcements will greatly change the HDT since reinforcements make the material
    stiffer whereas the Tg is not noticeably affected by these ingredients since it

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    describes the softening of the polymeric portion. Infact, the HDT of filled and unfilled
    plastics can vary a lot, depending on the filler / fiber content and type. Both
    properties are equally affected by plasticizers.

    HDT VERSUS Tg

    For structural applications the HDT is often a better measure for the temperature
    application limit than the Tg (or Tm). Sometimes, manufacturers and suppliers of

    polymeric materials confuse these two properties. However, these properties are not
    interchangeable.

    1The HDT (ASTM D 648) and the Vicat softening temperature (ASTM D 1525) are often integrated in

    one instrument (Zwick-Roll).


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