Akulon® F136

Very High Viscosity, Film Extrusion, Food Contact Quality

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.
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Thermal properties

Melting temperature (10°C/min)
220
°C
Coeff. of linear therm. expansion (parallel)
0.9
E-4/°C

Other properties

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

Material specific properties

Viscosity number
245
cm³/g
RSV formic acid, 1g/100ml
3.6
-
Melt Viscosity (260 °C)
2250
Pa s

Rheological calculation properties

Spec. heat capacity
1550
J/(kg K)
Average spec. heat capacity 20-150 °C
2250
J/(kg K)

Mechanical properties (Film)

Modulus of elasticity
450
MPa
Stress at yield, parallel
31
MPa
Maximum stress, parallel
83
MPa
Maximum strain, parallel
350
%
Trouser Tear resistance, parallel
32
-
Puncture resistance
1400
J/m
Dynamic coefficient of friction
1
-

Other properties (Film)

Transparency/Clarity
83
%
Oxygen transmission rate at 23°C/0%r.h.
27
cm³/(m²*d*bar)
Oxygen transmission rate at 23°C/85%r.h.
39
cm³/(m²*d*bar)
Water Vapor Transmission Rate at 23°C/85%r.h.
35
g/(m²*d)

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Applications

Cheese Packaging Blown Film

Industry
Consumer goods
The very high viscous Akulon® F136 range is suitable for blown film. This range contains grades with lubrication, nucleation agent or a combination of those.}

Fish Packaging Blown Film

Industry
Consumer goods
The very high viscous Akulon® F136 range is suitable for blown film. This range contains grades with lubrication, nucleation agent or a combination of those.}

Meat Packaging Blown Film

Industry
Consumer goods
The very high viscous Akulon® F136 range is suitable for blown film. This range contains grades with lubrication, nucleation agent or a combination of those.}

Medical Packaging Blown Film

Industry
Healthcare
The very high viscous Akulon® F136 range is suitable for blown film. This range contains grades with lubrication, nucleation agent or a combination of those. Good sterilization properties are mandatory in the world of Medical Instrument Packaging. The Akulon® PA6 grades fulfil all required needs, including the good oxygen barrier properties.}