Akulon® K224-PG6

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PA6-I-GF30

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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-PG6

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	1.32 g/cm³ Show Supplier Material materials with Density of 1.32 g/cm³	dry	ISO 1183
Moisture absorption	1.7 % Show Supplier Material materials with Moisture absorption of 1.7 %	dry	Sim. to ISO 62
Water absorption	5.7 % Show Supplier Material materials with Water absorption of 5.7 %	dry	Sim. to ISO 62

Mechanical

Property	Temperature	Value	Condition	Testing Standard
Elastic modulus		4.8 GPa Show Supplier Material materials with Elastic modulus of 4.8 GPa	conditioned	ISO 527-1/-2
		8.7 GPa Show Supplier Material materials with Elastic modulus of 8.7 GPa	dry	ISO 527-1/-2
	40 °C	8.9 GPa Show Supplier Material materials with Elastic modulus of 8.9 GPa	dry	ISO 527-1/-2
	100 °C	3.7 GPa Show Supplier Material materials with Elastic modulus of 3.7 GPa	dry	ISO 527-1/-2
	120 °C	3.5 GPa Show Supplier Material materials with Elastic modulus of 3.5 GPa	dry	ISO 527-1/-2
	150 °C	3.1 GPa Show Supplier Material materials with Elastic modulus of 3.1 GPa	dry	ISO 527-1/-2
	160 °C	3.0 GPa Show Supplier Material materials with Elastic modulus of 3.0 GPa	dry	ISO 527-1/-2
Elongation	-40 °C	5 % Show Supplier Material materials with Elongation of 5 %	dry	ISO 527-1/-2
		5 % Show Supplier Material materials with Elongation of 5 %	dry	ISO 527-1/-2
		10 % Show Supplier Material materials with Elongation of 10 %	conditioned	ISO 527-1/-2
	120 °C	14.3 % Show Supplier Material materials with Elongation of 14.3 %	dry	ISO 527-1/-2
	150 °C	15.2 % Show Supplier Material materials with Elongation of 15.2 %	dry	ISO 527-1/-2
	160 °C	15.5 % Show Supplier Material materials with Elongation of 15.5 %	dry	ISO 527-1/-2
Flexural modulus		4.9 GPa Show Supplier Material materials with Flexural modulus of 4.9 GPa	conditioned	ISO 178
		8.5 GPa Show Supplier Material materials with Flexural modulus of 8.5 GPa	dry	ISO 178
Flexural yield strength		140 MPa Show Supplier Material materials with Flexural yield strength of 140 MPa	conditioned	ISO 178
		250 MPa Show Supplier Material materials with Flexural yield strength of 250 MPa	dry	ISO 178
Impact strength, Charpy notched	-30 °C	15 kJ/m² Show Supplier Material materials with Impact strength, Charpy notched of 15 kJ/m²	dry, conditioned	ISO 179/1eA
	23 °C	23 kJ/m² Show Supplier Material materials with Impact strength, Charpy notched of 23 kJ/m²	dry	ISO 179/1eA
	23 °C	43 kJ/m² Show Supplier Material materials with Impact strength, Charpy notched of 43 kJ/m²	conditioned	ISO 179/1eA
Impact strength, Charpy unnotched	-30 °C	100 kJ/m² Show Supplier Material materials with Impact strength, Charpy unnotched of 100 kJ/m²	dry, conditioned	ISO 179/1eU
	23 °C	95 kJ/m² Show Supplier Material materials with Impact strength, Charpy unnotched of 95 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	235 MPa Show Supplier Material materials with Tensile strength of 235 MPa	dry	ISO 527-1/-2
		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
	100 °C	85 MPa Show Supplier Material materials with Tensile strength of 85 MPa	dry	ISO 527-1/-2
	120 °C	80 MPa Show Supplier Material materials with Tensile strength of 80 MPa	dry	ISO 527-1/-2
	150 °C	70 MPa Show Supplier Material materials with Tensile strength of 70 MPa	dry	ISO 527-1/-2
	160 °C	65 MPa Show Supplier Material materials with Tensile strength of 65 MPa	dry	ISO 527-1/-2

Thermal

Property	Value	Condition	Testing Standard	Pressure	Thickness	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
	9e-07 1/K Show Supplier Material materials with Coefficient of thermal expansion of 9e-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
Relative temperature index, electrical	65 °C Show Supplier Material materials with Relative temperature index, electrical of 65 °C	dry	UL746B		0.75 mm
Relative temperature index, mechanical impact	65 °C Show Supplier Material materials with Relative temperature index, mechanical impact of 65 °C	dry	UL746B		0.75 mm
Relative temperature index, mechanical strength	65 °C Show Supplier Material materials with Relative temperature index, mechanical strength of 65 °C	dry	UL746B		0.75 mm
Thermal diffusivity	8.99e-08 mm²/s Show Supplier Material materials with Thermal diffusivity of 8.99e-08 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	3.5 [-] Show Supplier Material materials with Dielectric constant of 3.5 [-]	dry	IEC 62631-2-1	1MHz
	3.8 [-] Show Supplier Material materials with Dielectric constant of 3.8 [-]	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		1110 g/cm³ Show Supplier Material materials with Density of melt of 1110 g/cm³	dry	-
Melt mass-flow rate		24 g/10min Show Supplier Material materials with Melt mass-flow rate of 24 g/10min	dry	ISO 1133
Melt volume-flow rate	275 °C	20 cm³/10min Show Supplier Material materials with Melt volume-flow rate of 20 cm³/10min	dry	ISO 1133
Shrinkage		0.39 % Show Supplier Material materials with Shrinkage of 0.39 %	dry	ISO 294-4	Parallel
		1 % Show Supplier Material materials with Shrinkage of 1 %	dry	ISO 294-4	Normal
Specific heat capacity melt		2830.0 J/(kg·K) Show Supplier Material materials with Specific heat capacity melt of 2830.0 J/(kg·K)	dry	-
Thermal conductivity of melt		0.28 W/(m·K) Show Supplier Material materials with Thermal conductivity of melt of 0.28 W/(m·K)	dry	-

Technological properties

Property
Application areas	Chainsaw housings, Powertool Housings, Skibinding Fixations, Inline Skate Frames, Airbag Containers
Certifications	Yellow Card Available
Fillers	30% Glass Fiber

Akulon® K224-PG6

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