Akulon® Ultraflow K-FKGS6 /B

Alternative and trade names
PA6-GF30 FR(17)

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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® Ultraflow K-FKGS6 /B

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	1.55 g/cm³ Show Supplier Material materials with Density of 1.55 g/cm³	dry	ISO 1183
Moisture absorption	1.3 % Show Supplier Material materials with Moisture absorption of 1.3 %	dry	Sim. to ISO 62
Water absorption	4.5 % Show Supplier Material materials with Water absorption of 4.5 %	dry	Sim. to ISO 62

Mechanical

Property	Temperature	Value	Condition	Testing Standard	Thickness	Comment
Elastic modulus		8 GPa Show Supplier Material materials with Elastic modulus of 8 GPa	conditioned	ISO 527-1/-2
		8.3 GPa Show Supplier Material materials with Elastic modulus of 8.3 GPa	conditioned	ISO 527-1/-2
		12 GPa Show Supplier Material materials with Elastic modulus of 12 GPa	dry	ISO 527-1/-2
		12 GPa Show Supplier Material materials with Elastic modulus of 12 GPa	dry	ISO 527-1/-2	1 mm
	120 °C	5.4 GPa Show Supplier Material materials with Elastic modulus of 5.4 GPa	dry	ISO 527-1/-2
	160 °C	3.5 GPa Show Supplier Material materials with Elastic modulus of 3.5 GPa	dry	ISO 527-1/-2
Elongation		2 % Show Supplier Material materials with Elongation of 2 %	dry	ISO 527-1/-2	1 mm
		2.3 % Show Supplier Material materials with Elongation of 2.3 %	dry	ISO 527-1/-2
		2.8 % Show Supplier Material materials with Elongation of 2.8 %	conditioned	ISO 527-1/-2
		3.6 % Show Supplier Material materials with Elongation of 3.6 %	conditioned	ISO 527-1/-2
	120 °C	6.3 % Show Supplier Material materials with Elongation of 6.3 %	dry	ISO 527-1/-2
	160 °C	8.1 % Show Supplier Material materials with Elongation of 8.1 %	dry	ISO 527-1/-2
Flexural modulus		8 GPa Show Supplier Material materials with Flexural modulus of 8 GPa	conditioned	ISO 178
		11.5 GPa Show Supplier Material materials with Flexural modulus of 11.5 GPa	dry	ISO 178
	120 °C	5.7 GPa Show Supplier Material materials with Flexural modulus of 5.7 GPa	dry	ISO 178
	160 °C	4.1 GPa Show Supplier Material materials with Flexural modulus of 4.1 GPa	dry	ISO 178
Flexural yield strength		165 MPa Show Supplier Material materials with Flexural yield strength of 165 MPa	conditioned	ISO 178
		240 MPa Show Supplier Material materials with Flexural yield strength of 240 MPa	dry	ISO 178
	120 °C	110 MPa Show Supplier Material materials with Flexural yield strength of 110 MPa	dry	ISO 178
	160 °C	75 MPa Show Supplier Material materials with Flexural yield strength of 75 MPa	dry	ISO 178
Impact strength, Charpy notched	-30 °C	12 kJ/m² Show Supplier Material materials with Impact strength, Charpy notched of 12 kJ/m²	dry, conditioned	ISO 179/1eA
	23 °C	12 kJ/m² Show Supplier Material materials with Impact strength, Charpy notched of 12 kJ/m²	dry	ISO 179/1eA
	23 °C	14.0 kJ/m² Show Supplier Material materials with Impact strength, Charpy notched of 14.0 kJ/m²	conditioned	ISO 179/1eA
Impact strength, Charpy unnotched	-30 °C	60 kJ/m² Show Supplier Material materials with Impact strength, Charpy unnotched of 60 kJ/m²	dry, conditioned	ISO 179/1eU
	23 °C	55.0 kJ/m² Show Supplier Material materials with Impact strength, Charpy unnotched of 55.0 kJ/m²	dry, conditioned	ISO 179/1eU
Tensile strength		95 MPa Show Supplier Material materials with Tensile strength of 95 MPa	conditioned	ISO 527-1/-2		at low thickness
		105 MPa Show Supplier Material materials with Tensile strength of 105 MPa	conditioned	ISO 527-1/-2
		150 MPa Show Supplier Material materials with Tensile strength of 150 MPa	dry	ISO 527-1/-2	1 mm	at low thickness
		155 MPa Show Supplier Material materials with Tensile strength of 155 MPa	dry	ISO 527-1/-2
	120 °C	75 MPa Show Supplier Material materials with Tensile strength of 75 MPa	dry	ISO 527-1/-2
	160 °C	55.0 MPa Show Supplier Material materials with Tensile strength of 55.0 MPa	dry	ISO 527-1/-2

Thermal

Property	Value	Condition	Testing Standard	Thickness	Pressure	Comment
Ball pressure temperature	210 °C Show Supplier Material materials with Ball pressure temperature of 210 °C	dry	IEC 60695-10-2
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
	1.1e-06 1/K Show Supplier Material materials with Coefficient of thermal expansion of 1.1e-06 1/K	dry	ISO 11359-1/-2			Normal
Flammability	V-0	dry	IEC 60695-11-10	1.5 mm		UL recognition :Yes
	5VA	dry	IEC 60695-11-20	1.5 mm
Glow Wire Flammability Index	960 °C Show Supplier Material materials with Glow Wire Flammability Index of 960 °C	dry	IEC 60695-2-12	0.75 mm
	960 °C Show Supplier Material materials with Glow Wire Flammability Index of 960 °C	dry	IEC 60695-2-12	3 mm
Glow Wire Ignition Temperature	800 °C Show Supplier Material materials with Glow Wire Ignition Temperature of 800 °C	dry	IEC 60695-2-13	0.75 mm
	800 °C Show Supplier Material materials with Glow Wire Ignition Temperature of 800 °C	dry	IEC 60695-2-13	2 mm
Heat deflection temperature	205 °C Show Supplier Material materials with Heat deflection temperature of 205 °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
Melting point	220 °C Show Supplier Material materials with Melting point of 220 °C	dry	ISO 11357-1/-3			10°C/min
Relative temperature index, electrical	140 °C Show Supplier Material materials with Relative temperature index, electrical of 140 °C	dry	UL746B	0.75 mm
Relative temperature index, mechanical impact	110 °C Show Supplier Material materials with Relative temperature index, mechanical impact of 110 °C	dry	UL746B	0.75 mm
Relative temperature index, mechanical strength	110 °C Show Supplier Material materials with Relative temperature index, mechanical strength of 110 °C	dry	UL746B	0.75 mm
Thermal diffusivity	1.2e-07 mm²/s Show Supplier Material materials with Thermal diffusivity of 1.2e-07 mm²/s	dry	-

Electrical

Property	Value	Condition	Testing Standard	Comment
Comparative tracking index	325 V Show Supplier Material materials with Comparative tracking index of 325 V	dry	IEC 60112
Dielectric constant	3.4 [-] Show Supplier Material materials with Dielectric constant of 3.4 [-]	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 [-] Show Supplier Material materials with Dielectric constant of 4 [-]	conditioned	IEC 62631-2-1	1MHz
	10 [-] Show Supplier Material materials with Dielectric constant of 10 [-]	conditioned	IEC 62631-2-1	100Hz
Dissipation factor	60 [-] Show Supplier Material materials with Dissipation factor of 60 [-]	dry	IEC 62631-2-1	100Hz
	120 [-] Show Supplier Material materials with Dissipation factor of 120 [-]	dry	IEC 62631-2-1	1MHz
	700 [-] Show Supplier Material materials with Dissipation factor of 700 [-]	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	Value	Condition	Testing Standard	Comment
Density of melt	1150 g/cm³ Show Supplier Material materials with Density of melt of 1150 g/cm³	dry	-
Shrinkage	0.21 % Show Supplier Material materials with Shrinkage of 0.21 %	dry	Sim. to ISO 294-4	Parallel
	0.77 % Show Supplier Material materials with Shrinkage of 0.77 %	dry	Sim. to ISO 294-4	Normal
Specific heat capacity melt	1900 J/(kg·K) Show Supplier Material materials with Specific heat capacity melt of 1900 J/(kg·K)	dry	-
Thermal conductivity of melt	0.26 W/(m·K) Show Supplier Material materials with Thermal conductivity of melt of 0.26 W/(m·K)	dry	-

Technological properties

Property
Application areas	Photovoltaic connector, EV Charging Plugs
Certifications	VDE, Yellow Card Available
Fillers	30% Glass Fiber

Akulon® Ultraflow K-FKGS6 /B

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