EcoPaXX® Q-HG10

50% Glass Reinforced, Heat Stabilized

General Information

EcoPaXX® is our bio-based, high-performance polyamide (PA410) that offers outstanding performance across the board, while being made mainly from tropical castor beans which don’t compete with the food chain.
EcoPaXX® belongs to the family of long-chain polyamides, which offer exceptional performance in the most demanding of environments. That includes excellent chemical resistance, low moisture absorption, combined with a very high melting point (highest of all bio-plastics) and high crystallization rate (typical for engineering plastics like PA66 and PA46).
EcoPaXX® has the lowest carbon footprint amongst common polyamides. This is because the amount of carbon dioxide emitted during the production of EcoPaXX® is offset by the amount absorbed in plant growth, and in particular by the riccinus communis – the tropical castor bean plant that makes up some 70% of EcoPaXX®. Externally certified lifecycle analysis (LCA) data is available upon request.
Product
EcoPaXX® Q-HG10 is a long aliphatic polyamide with excellent chemical & hydrolysis resistance for use in thermal management applications as well as other structural parts.
Sustainability
Bio-based
Special features
Regulatory Affairs
Processing technology
Injection Molding
Design challenge
Life cycle assessment

Rheological properties

Molding shrinkage (parallel)
0.4
%
Molding shrinkage (normal)
0.8
%

Mechanical properties

Tensile modulus
16000
MPa
Tensile modulus (-40°C)
17200
MPa
Tensile modulus (120°C)
7600
MPa
Tensile modulus (160°C)
5900
MPa
Tensile modulus (180°C)
4900
MPa
Tensile modulus (200°C)
3900
MPa
Stress at break
220
MPa
Stress at break (-40°C)
310
MPa
Stress at break (120°C)
115
MPa
Stress at break (160°C)
95
MPa
Stress at break (180°C)
80
MPa
Stress at break (200°C)
70
MPa
Strain at break
3
%
Strain at break (-40°C)
3.1
%
Strain at break (120°C)
6.4
%
Strain at break (160°C)
7.7
%
Strain at break (180°C)
8.4
%
Strain at break (200°C)
9.8
%
Flexural modulus
14600
MPa
Flexural modulus (120°C)
8700
MPa
Flexural strength
335
MPa
Flexural strength (120°C)
180
MPa
Charpy impact strength (+23°C)
80
kJ/m²
Charpy impact strength (-30°C)
80
kJ/m²
Charpy notched impact strength (+23°C)
15
kJ/m²
Charpy notched impact strength (-30°C)
12
kJ/m²
Weldline strength at thickness 1
90
MPa
Weldline strain at thickness 1
0.9
%
Thickness tested (1)
4
mm

Thermal properties

Melting temperature (10°C/min)
250
°C
Temp. of deflection under load (1.80 MPa)
215
°C
Temp. of deflection under load (0.45 MPa)
245
°C
Coeff. of linear therm. expansion (parallel)
0.14
E-4/°C
Coeff. of linear therm. expansion (normal)
0.69
E-4/°C

Other properties

Humidity absorption
1.1
%
Density
1520
kg/m³

Diagrams

Applications

Boilers and heaters

Industry
Building & construction
  • •} Material solutions that meet or exceed NSF, KTW-BWGL, and other relevant industry standards
  • •} Strong and lightweight materials formulated for easy processing
  • •} Bio-based EcoPaXX® PA410 offers a sustainable alternative with superior performance vs. PA66 or POM
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Crankshaft Covers

Industry
Automotive
  • •} Suitable for strict chemical or dimensional stability requirements
  • •} Cost effective
  • •} Heat resistant
  • •} Creep resistant
  • •} Oil resistant
  • •} Fatigue resistant
  • •} Lightweight
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Water meters

Industry
Building & construction
  • •} Material solutions that meet or exceed NSF, KTW-BWGL, and other relevant industry standards
  • •} Strong and lightweight materials formulated for easy processing
  • •} Bio-based EcoPaXX® PA410 offers a sustainable alternative with superior performance vs. PA66 or POM
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