Akulon® K224-G2/A

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PA6-GF10

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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-G2/A

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	1.2 g/cm³ Show Supplier Material materials with Density of 1.2 g/cm³	dry	ISO 1183
Moisture absorption	2.5 % Show Supplier Material materials with Moisture absorption of 2.5 %	dry	Sim. to ISO 62

Mechanical

Property	Temperature	Value	Condition	Testing Standard
Elongation		3.5 % Show Supplier Material materials with Elongation of 3.5 %	dry	ISO 527-1/-2
Flexural modulus		4 GPa Show Supplier Material materials with Flexural modulus of 4 GPa	dry	ISO 178
Flexural yield strength		165 MPa Show Supplier Material materials with Flexural yield strength of 165 MPa	dry	ISO 178
Impact strength, Charpy unnotched	23 °C	5 kJ/m² Show Supplier Material materials with Impact strength, Charpy unnotched of 5 kJ/m²	dry	ISO 179/1eU
Tensile strength		105 MPa Show Supplier Material materials with Tensile strength of 105 MPa	dry	ISO 527-1/-2

Thermal

Property	Value	Condition	Testing Standard	Pressure	Comment
Coefficient of thermal expansion	4e-07 1/K Show Supplier Material materials with Coefficient of thermal expansion of 4e-07 1/K	dry	ISO 11359-1/-2		Parallel
	7e-07 1/K Show Supplier Material materials with Coefficient of thermal expansion of 7e-07 1/K	dry	ISO 11359-1/-2		Normal
Heat deflection temperature	189 °C Show Supplier Material materials with Heat deflection temperature of 189 °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

Rheological Properties

Property	Temperature	Value	Condition	Testing Standard	Comment
Melt volume-flow rate	250 °C	52 cm³/10min Show Supplier Material materials with Melt volume-flow rate of 52 cm³/10min	dry	ISO 1133
Shrinkage		0.4 % Show Supplier Material materials with Shrinkage of 0.4 %	dry	ISO 294-4	Parallel
		1.3 % Show Supplier Material materials with Shrinkage of 1.3 %	dry	ISO 294-4	Normal

Technological properties

Property
Fillers	10% Glass Fiber

Akulon® K224-G2/A

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