Akulon® K240-HPG3

15% Glass Reinforced, Heat Stabilized, Extrusion Blow Molding

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General Information

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.
Special features
  • Heat stabilized
General Document
Regulatory Affairs
  • Absence Declaration BNST2023-11-16
  • Absence Declaration Biocidal Products2023-11-16
  • Absence Declaration DMF (2009/251/EC: Dimethylfumarate)2023-11-16
  • Absence Declaration ELV (2000/53/EC: Heavy metals)2024-02-15
  • Absence Declaration EPA 20 High Priority Substances 20192023-11-16
  • Absence Declaration Food Allergens2023-11-16
  • Absence Declaration NMP (N-Methylpyrrolidone)2023-11-16
  • Absence Declaration Nano Materials2023-11-16
  • Absence Declaration Ozone Depleting Chemicals2024-04-25
  • Absence Declaration PAH (Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons)2023-11-16
  • Absence Declaration PBT chemicals under TSCA section 6(h)2023-11-16
  • Absence Declaration PFAS2024-03-05
  • Absence Declaration POPs (Persistent Organic Pollutants)2023-10-27
  • Absence Declaration Phthalates (2005/84/EC: DEHP, DBP, BBP,DINP,DIDP, DNOP)2023-11-16
  • Absence Declaration Red Phosphorus2023-11-16
  • Absence Declaration opBDE (2003/11/EC: Octa- / Pentabromodiphenylether)2023-11-16
  • Conflict minerals declaration (EICC, GeSI)2024-03-21
  • Packaging, Packaging Waste and CONEG declaration (94/62/EC)2021-12-06
  • REACH Registration Statement2024-03-27
  • REACH STATEMENT KOREA2023-11-16
  • REACH STATEMENT TURKYE2023-11-16
  • RoHS Statement (2011/65/EC: Heavy metals)2024-02-01
  • SVHC, REACH Annex XIV and –XVII Statement2024-03-27
  • Turkish customs legislation info letter (EK-8 form)2023-11-16
Processing technology
Blow Molding, Extrusion
Automotive OEM
FIAT CHRYSLER, MERCEDES, PSA
OEM Specification
DBL 5408 (2011-12)
FCA-MS50017(MS-DB-41)-CPN5218-(2017-02)
FTM64-0059-(2015-07)
STELLANTIS - 01994-16-00164-MAN-01994-15-00055-(2021-07)
Applications
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Rheological properties

Melt volume-flow rate
40
cm³/10min
Temperature
275
°C
Load
21.6
kg
Molding shrinkage (parallel)
0.25
%
Molding shrinkage (normal)
1.2
%

Mechanical properties

Tensile modulus
5500
MPa
Tensile modulus (-40°C)
6000
MPa
Tensile modulus (40°C)
5100
MPa
Tensile modulus (120°C)
1700
MPa
Tensile modulus (160°C)
1400
MPa
Tensile modulus (180°C)
1250
MPa
Tensile modulus (200°C)
1050
MPa
Stress at break
115
MPa
Stress at break (-40°C)
170
MPa
Stress at break (120°C)
51
MPa
Stress at break (160°C)
44
MPa
Stress at break (180°C)
38
MPa
Stress at break (200°C)
31
MPa
Strain at break
5
%
Strain at break (-40°C)
5
%
Strain at break (120°C)
22
%
Strain at break (160°C)
25
%
Strain at break (180°C)
26
%
Strain at break (200°C)
27
%
Flexural modulus
5200
MPa
Flexural modulus (120°C)
1700
MPa
Flexural modulus (160°C)
1500
MPa
Flexural strength
180
MPa
Flexural strength (120°C)
55
MPa
Flexural strength (160°C)
42
MPa
Charpy impact strength (+23°C)
80
kJ/m²
Charpy impact strength (-30°C)
90
kJ/m²
Charpy notched impact strength (+23°C)
20
kJ/m²
Charpy notched impact strength (-30°C)
10
kJ/m²

Thermal properties

Melting temperature (10°C/min)
220
°C
Temp. of deflection under load (1.80 MPa)
185
°C
Temp. of deflection under load (0.45 MPa)
210
°C

Other properties

Water absorption
6.8
%
Humidity absorption
2
%
Density
1200
kg/m³

Diagrams

Applications

Clean Air Inlet Ducts

Industry
Automotive
Material
  • •} Lightweight
  • •} Economical
  • •} Reliable
  • •} Durable
  • •} Heat resistant
  • •} Chemical resistant
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Cold Charged Air Ducts

Industry
Automotive
Material
Also injection molding grades are available}
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Hot Charged Air Ducts

Industry
Automotive
Material
  • •} Heat resistant
  • •} Lightweight
  • •} Reliable
  • •} Cost effective
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