Akulon® F136-DH

High Viscosity, Nucleated, Heat Stabilized, Tube Extrusion

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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
  • High viscosity
  • Nucleated
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 Chemicals2023-11-16
  • 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
  • CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65 (NDS)2024-01-02
  • 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
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Processing technology
Extrusion, Tube Extrusion
Automotive OEM
CALLOUT, GM
OEM Specification
ASTM D6779 PA0244
GMW15702-023271-PA6
Applications
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Mechanical properties

Tensile modulus
3150
MPa
Yield stress
85
MPa
Yield strain
4
%
Nominal strain at break
45
%
Charpy impact strength (+23°C)
N
kJ/m²
Charpy notched impact strength (+23°C)
5.5
kJ/m²

Thermal properties

Melting temperature (10°C/min)
220
°C
Temp. of deflection under load (1.80 MPa)
60
°C
Temp. of deflection under load (0.45 MPa)
170
°C
Coeff. of linear therm. expansion (parallel)
1
E-4/°C
Burning Behav. at 1.5 mm nom. thickn.
HB
class
Thickness tested
1.5
mm
UL recognition
Yes
-
Burning Behav. at 3.0 mm nom. thickn.
HB
class
Thickness tested
3
mm
UL recognition
Yes
-
Relative Temperature Index - electrical
65
°C
RTI electrical (Thickness (1) tested)
1.5
mm
Relative Temperature Index - electrical
65
°C
RTI electrical (Thickness (2) tested)
3
mm
Relative Temperature Index - with impact
65
°C
RTI with impact (Thickness (1) tested)
1.5
mm
Relative Temperature Index - with impact
65
°C
RTI with impact (Thickness (2) tested)
3
mm
Relative Temperature Index - without impact
65
°C
RTI without impact (Thickness (1) tested)
1.5
mm
Relative Temperature Index - without impact
65
°C
RTI without impact (Thickness (2) tested)
3
mm

Electrical properties

Relative permittivity (100Hz)
3.4
-
Relative permittivity (1 MHz)
3.1
-
Dissipation factor (100 Hz)
65
E-4
Dissipation factor (1 MHz)
165
E-4
Volume resistivity
>1E13
Ohm*m
Electric strength
25
kV/mm
Comparative tracking index
600
V

Other properties

Water absorption
9.5
%
Humidity absorption
2.5
%
Density
1130
kg/m³

Material specific properties

Viscosity number
245
cm³/g

Mechanical properties (Film)

Dynamic coefficient of friction
0.8
-

Diagrams

Applications

Convoluted Tubes

Industry
Industrial equipment
Material
  • •} Allows for lightweight and more economical solutions
  • •} Allows for more reliable solutions
  • •} Provides higher stiffness and chemical resistance
  • •} Fifty percent lighter and 30 percent more affordable than metal
  • •} Can be metallized via electroplating or vacuum deposition
  • •} Flame retardant
  • •} Combines high strength and rigidity with excellent processing characteristics.
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Timing drive systems

Industry
Automotive
Material
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