Veradel® Equivalent — BASF Ultrason® E Grades (A-201 · AG-330 · 3000P)
The Veradel® range splits three ways: unfilled injection (A-201), 30% glass-fibre reinforced injection (AG-330), and a solution-processing powder (3000P). The first two are injection parts and compare on the same basis. 3000P is a membrane-casting powder whose manufacturer TDS carries no tensile or HDT data at all — the comparison axis becomes molecular weight and solution viscosity, so it is handled separately below.
Three-way match
Unfilled standard injection. High-temperature electrical, aircraft interiors, hot-filtration housings.
30% glass-fibre reinforced injection. Metal replacement and stiff structural parts.
Solution-processing powder. Membrane casting, high-temperature coatings, specialty adhesives.
To fill thin sections at lower injection pressure there is low-viscosity, high-flow E 1010; where higher viscosity is needed, E 3010.
Property comparison
Veradel® A-201 ↔ Ultrason® E 2010 (unfilled injection)
Veradel® AG-330 ↔ Ultrason® E 2010 G6 (30% glass fibre)
The following rows are omitted because the two makers do not publish them on a comparable basis — no estimates have been filled in. (1) Impact: AG-330 is quoted as notched Izod 75 J/m (ASTM, per unit length), E 2010 G6 as Charpy notched 10 kJ/m² (ISO, per unit area); without the specimen cross-section these do not convert. (2) Flexural strength: not present in BASF's ISO dataset. (3) Water absorption: 0.40% after 24 h immersion for AG-330 versus 1.6% at saturation in water for E 2010 G6 — different conditions. Ask us if you need any of these on a single basis.
Veradel® 3000P ↔ Ultrason® E 6020 P (solution-grade powder)
Both are solution-processing powders, so the property table is structured differently from an injection grade — selection turns on molecular weight and solution behaviour rather than tensile or HDT, and each maker publishes a different metric (the 'molecular-weight indicator' row states the basis inside each cell). Density is omitted because 3000P's 1.37 is a specific gravity while E 6020 P's 0.25 is an apparent (bulk) density — different quantities. Water absorption is omitted for the same reason (24 h immersion versus 23°C/50% r.h.), and BASF does not publish residual solvent.
Syensqo and Victrex publish to ASTM; BASF publishes Ultrason® data to ISO. Specimen geometry and test conditions differ, so the two columns cannot be compared one-to-one. Use the table to judge whether the grades sit in the same class — ask us if you need data measured to a single standard.
Where a PESU switch actually gets blocked
Similar property tables do not mean a clear path. These are the places a switch actually stalls.
- AG-330's NSF listing covers the natural colour only
- A footnote in the Syensqo TDS states that only AG-330 NT is NSF STD-51 approved, with a maximum use temperature of 190°C. The black version (BK 184) is therefore outside that approval. For food-equipment parts the approval has to be confirmed down to the colour — and that applies to the material you are using today, independently of any switch.
- On reinforced grades, anisotropy and weld lines are the real variables
- A GF30 grade has different strength and shrinkage along and across the flow, and strength drops sharply at weld lines. Judging a switch from the tensile strength in a property table will not match the real part. Risk is low if the gate position does not change in an existing tool, but where the load direction crosses a weld line, run a trial shot and a break test.
- 3000P is not an injection grade
- The 3000P / 3100P / 3200P family are powders dissolved for use, and the difference in molecular weight is precisely a difference in solution viscosity (3000P is the highest). In membrane casting that solution viscosity governs pore structure, so a switch means re-establishing the dope formulation and phase-inversion conditions — not comparing mechanical properties. It cannot be evaluated the way an injection grade is.
- High-temperature service parts need separate thermal-ageing data
- PESU has the highest heat resistance in the sulfone family and is used for continuous service above 180°C. In that regime, retained properties after long-term thermal ageing matter more than short-term values — and that is not on a property table. For such applications, ask us for the ageing data.
How to evaluate the switch
- 01Confirm which of the three branches you are coming from — unfilled injection, GF30 reinforced and solution powder follow completely different procedures.
- 02For injection grades, compare required properties and approvals (including colour) against the TDS. For GF30, also confirm load direction and weld-line position.
- 03For the powder grade, evaluate on dope formulation, solution viscosity and phase-inversion conditions. Send us your current formulation and we will point to the matching viscosity grade.
- 04Run evaluation samples — a trial shot, or a small casting.
- 05For continuous service above 180°C, finish with long-term thermal-ageing data.
If moulding defects appear, the high-temperature resin moulding troubleshooting guide covers cause and corrective action by symptom.
Frequently asked questions
- What can replace Veradel® A-201?
- BASF Ultrason® E 2010, the equivalent unfilled PESU standard injection grade. Tensile strength and modulus are close, while HDT (205°C) and Tg (225°C) are somewhat higher than A-201. Test bases differ (ASTM vs ISO), so compare the TDS and then verify with samples.
- Is there a glass-fibre reinforced grade like AG-330?
- Ultrason® E 2010 G6, a 30% glass-fibre reinforced PESU injection grade, at around 155 MPa tensile strength. On reinforced grades, flow-direction anisotropy and weld-line strength drive real part performance — tell us the load direction and we will help evaluate.
- Why does the Veradel® 3000P table look different?
- 3000P is not an injection pellet but a membrane-casting powder dissolved for use. Its manufacturer TDS carries no tensile strength or HDT; the main entries are density, water absorption, solution viscosity (1,450 mPa·s at 25% in DMAc, 40°C) and Tg. The counterpart is Ultrason® E 6020 P, and the comparison must run on molecular weight and solution viscosity.
- We need to fill a thin-wall part at lower injection pressure.
- Consider Ultrason® E 1010, a low-viscosity, high-flow grade designed to fill thin sections and complex geometries at relatively low injection pressure. Where higher viscosity is needed instead, there is E 3010.
Other families
- PSU · PolysulfoneUdel® P-1700 → Ultrason® S 2010
- PPSU · PolyphenylsulfoneRadel® R-5000 → Ultrason® P 3010
- PEEK · PolyetheretherketoneVictrex® 450G → Joyrun K10G
※ Veradel® is a registered trademark of Syensqo; Ultrason® is a registered trademark of BASF SE. Octud is the official Korean distributor for BASF Ultrason® and has no affiliation with Syensqo. Competitor product names are used for factual identification and comparison only. Veradel® values are typical values from Syensqo's published TDS (AG-330 revised 2023-09-29, 3000P revised 2021-02-26), and the differing test bases (ASTM / ISO) limit direct comparison. An equivalency judgement does not replace design verification.
Confirm the switch with samples
Tell us the grade you use today and the part conditions — load, temperature, contact media, required approvals — and we will set out what is feasible and what needs verifying.