Akulon® K224-PG8

Alternative and trade names
PA6-I-GF40

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Description

Akulon® is our family of high performance polyamide 6 and polyamide 66 materials, used by customers across the world in applications ranging from automotive, electronics & electrical, to furniture and packaging.
We offer Akulon® grades for injection molding, blow molding and extrusion (including barrier film, stock shapes, convoluted tubes, and mono and multi filament).
In molded parts the material offers an excellent balance of easy design and processing with outstanding mechanical properties over a wide temperature range and in diverse conditions. Meanwhile for extrusion the strength, resilience and easy processing of Akulon® sets the market standards.

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Akulon® K224-PG8

This material data has been provided by DSM.

"Typical" values were obtained via a literature search. "Predicted" values were imputed via artificial intelligence technology. While we have placed significant efforts in ensuring data accuracy, "typical" and "predicted" data should be considered indicative and verified by appropriate material testing. Please do contact us if additional information on the the predicted data method is required.
All metrics apply to room temperature unless otherwise stated. SI units used unless otherwise stated.
Equivalent standards are similar to one or more standards provided by the supplier. Some equivalent standards may be stricter whereas others may be outside the bounds of the original standard.

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General

Property	Value	Condition	Testing Standard
Density	1.43 g/cm³ Show Supplier Material materials with Density of 1.43 g/cm³	dry	ISO 1183
Moisture absorption	1.5 % Show Supplier Material materials with Moisture absorption of 1.5 %	dry	Sim. to ISO 62
Water absorption	4.9 % Show Supplier Material materials with Water absorption of 4.9 %	dry	Sim. to ISO 62

Mechanical

Property	Temperature	Value	Condition	Testing Standard
Elastic modulus	-40 °C	12 GPa Show Supplier Material materials with Elastic modulus of 12 GPa	dry	ISO 527-1/-2
		6.5 GPa Show Supplier Material materials with Elastic modulus of 6.5 GPa	conditioned	ISO 527-1/-2
		11.5 GPa Show Supplier Material materials with Elastic modulus of 11.5 GPa	dry	ISO 527-1/-2
	40 °C	10.5 GPa Show Supplier Material materials with Elastic modulus of 10.5 GPa	dry	ISO 527-1/-2
	100 °C	5.1 GPa Show Supplier Material materials with Elastic modulus of 5.1 GPa	dry	ISO 527-1/-2
	120 °C	4.8 GPa Show Supplier Material materials with Elastic modulus of 4.8 GPa	dry	ISO 527-1/-2
	150 °C	4.2 GPa Show Supplier Material materials with Elastic modulus of 4.2 GPa	dry	ISO 527-1/-2
	160 °C	4.1 GPa Show Supplier Material materials with Elastic modulus of 4.1 GPa	dry	ISO 527-1/-2
Elongation	-40 °C	4.5 % Show Supplier Material materials with Elongation of 4.5 %	dry	ISO 527-1/-2
		4.5 % Show Supplier Material materials with Elongation of 4.5 %	dry	ISO 527-1/-2
		8.3 % Show Supplier Material materials with Elongation of 8.3 %	conditioned	ISO 527-1/-2
	120 °C	11.7 % Show Supplier Material materials with Elongation of 11.7 %	dry	ISO 527-1/-2
	150 °C	12.2 % Show Supplier Material materials with Elongation of 12.2 %	dry	ISO 527-1/-2
	160 °C	12.3 % Show Supplier Material materials with Elongation of 12.3 %	dry	ISO 527-1/-2
Flexural modulus		7 GPa Show Supplier Material materials with Flexural modulus of 7 GPa	conditioned	ISO 178
		11.2 GPa Show Supplier Material materials with Flexural modulus of 11.2 GPa	dry	ISO 178
Flexural yield strength		170 MPa Show Supplier Material materials with Flexural yield strength of 170 MPa	conditioned	ISO 178
		295 MPa Show Supplier Material materials with Flexural yield strength of 295 MPa	dry	ISO 178
Impact strength, Charpy notched	-30 °C	16 kJ/m² Show Supplier Material materials with Impact strength, Charpy notched of 16 kJ/m²	dry, conditioned	ISO 179/1eA
	23 °C	25 kJ/m² Show Supplier Material materials with Impact strength, Charpy notched of 25 kJ/m²	dry	ISO 179/1eA
	23 °C	35 kJ/m² Show Supplier Material materials with Impact strength, Charpy notched of 35 kJ/m²	conditioned	ISO 179/1eA
Impact strength, Charpy unnotched	-30 °C	110 kJ/m² Show Supplier Material materials with Impact strength, Charpy unnotched of 110 kJ/m²	dry, conditioned	ISO 179/1eU
	23 °C	105 kJ/m² Show Supplier Material materials with Impact strength, Charpy unnotched of 105 kJ/m²	dry	ISO 179/1eU
	23 °C	110 kJ/m² Show Supplier Material materials with Impact strength, Charpy unnotched of 110 kJ/m²	conditioned	ISO 179/1eU
Tensile strength	-40 °C	275 MPa Show Supplier Material materials with Tensile strength of 275 MPa	dry	ISO 527-1/-2
		125 MPa Show Supplier Material materials with Tensile strength of 125 MPa	conditioned	ISO 527-1/-2
		175 MPa Show Supplier Material materials with Tensile strength of 175 MPa	dry	ISO 527-1/-2
	100 °C	105 MPa Show Supplier Material materials with Tensile strength of 105 MPa	dry	ISO 527-1/-2
	120 °C	95 MPa Show Supplier Material materials with Tensile strength of 95 MPa	dry	ISO 527-1/-2
	150 °C	80 MPa Show Supplier Material materials with Tensile strength of 80 MPa	dry	ISO 527-1/-2
	160 °C	75 MPa Show Supplier Material materials with Tensile strength of 75 MPa	dry	ISO 527-1/-2

Thermal

Property	Value	Condition	Testing Standard	Pressure	Comment
Coefficient of thermal expansion	2e-07 1/K Show Supplier Material materials with Coefficient of thermal expansion of 2e-07 1/K	dry	ISO 11359-1/-2		Parallel
	6.5e-07 1/K Show Supplier Material materials with Coefficient of thermal expansion of 6.5e-07 1/K	dry	ISO 11359-1/-2		Normal
Heat deflection temperature	200 °C Show Supplier Material materials with Heat deflection temperature of 200 °C	dry	ISO 75-1/-2	2 MPa
	215 °C Show Supplier Material materials with Heat deflection temperature of 215 °C	dry	ISO 75-1/-2	0.45 MPa
Thermal diffusivity	1.15e-07 mm²/s Show Supplier Material materials with Thermal diffusivity of 1.15e-07 mm²/s	dry	-

Electrical

Property	Value	Condition	Testing Standard	Comment
Comparative tracking index	600 V Show Supplier Material materials with Comparative tracking index of 600 V	conditioned	IEC 60112
Dielectric constant	3.3 [-] Show Supplier Material materials with Dielectric constant of 3.3 [-]	dry	IEC 62631-2-1	1MHz
	3.5 [-] Show Supplier Material materials with Dielectric constant of 3.5 [-]	dry	IEC 62631-2-1	100Hz
	4.5 [-] Show Supplier Material materials with Dielectric constant of 4.5 [-]	conditioned	IEC 62631-2-1	1MHz
	14.0 [-] Show Supplier Material materials with Dielectric constant of 14.0 [-]	conditioned	IEC 62631-2-1	100Hz
Dielectric strength	20 kV/mm Show Supplier Material materials with Dielectric strength of 20 kV/mm	conditioned	IEC 60243-1
	25 kV/mm Show Supplier Material materials with Dielectric strength of 25 kV/mm	dry	IEC 60243-1
Dissipation factor	90 [-] Show Supplier Material materials with Dissipation factor of 90 [-]	dry	IEC 62631-2-1	100Hz
	150 [-] Show Supplier Material materials with Dissipation factor of 150 [-]	dry	IEC 62631-2-1	1MHz
	1200 [-] Show Supplier Material materials with Dissipation factor of 1200 [-]	conditioned	IEC 62631-2-1	1MHz
	3000 [-] Show Supplier Material materials with Dissipation factor of 3000 [-]	conditioned	IEC 62631-2-1	100Hz
Surface resistivity	1e+14 Ω/sq Show Supplier Material materials with Surface resistivity of 1e+14 Ω/sq	conditioned	IEC 62631-3-2
Volume resistivity	1e+11 Ω·cm Show Supplier Material materials with Volume resistivity of 1e+11 Ω·cm	conditioned	IEC 62631-3-1
	1e+13 Ω·cm Show Supplier Material materials with Volume resistivity of 1e+13 Ω·cm	dry	IEC 62631-3-1

Rheological Properties

Property	Temperature	Value	Condition	Testing Standard	Comment
Density of melt		1280 g/cm³ Show Supplier Material materials with Density of melt of 1280 g/cm³	dry	-
Melt mass-flow rate		21 g/10min Show Supplier Material materials with Melt mass-flow rate of 21 g/10min	dry	ISO 1133
Melt volume-flow rate	275 °C	14.0 cm³/10min Show Supplier Material materials with Melt volume-flow rate of 14.0 cm³/10min	dry	ISO 1133
Shrinkage		0.35 % Show Supplier Material materials with Shrinkage of 0.35 %	dry	ISO 294-4	Parallel
		0.81 % Show Supplier Material materials with Shrinkage of 0.81 %	dry	ISO 294-4	Normal
Specific heat capacity melt		2010.0 J/(kg·K) Show Supplier Material materials with Specific heat capacity melt of 2010.0 J/(kg·K)	dry	-
Thermal conductivity of melt		0.3 W/(m·K) Show Supplier Material materials with Thermal conductivity of melt of 0.3 W/(m·K)	dry	-

Technological properties

Property
Application areas	Chair Bases, Chair Arms, Chair Frames, Oil Sumps and Pans, Airbag Containers, Suspension System Spring Seats, Refrigerator hinge
Fillers	40% Glass Fiber

Akulon® K224-PG8

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