Akulon® Fuel Lock FL-LP

Low fuel permeation PA6 suitable for use in injection molding/welding of small engine fuel tanks, UV Stabilized

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
Regulatory Affairs
Processing technology
Blow Molding, Extrusion, Injection Molding
Design challenge
Barrier Properties & Permeation

Rheological properties

Melt flow index MFI
16
g/10min
MFI test load
2.16
kg

Mechanical properties

Tensile modulus
1800
MPa
Yield stress
50
MPa
Yield strain
4
%
Nominal strain at break
>50
%
Flexural modulus
1600
MPa
Flexural strength
65
MPa
Charpy impact strength (+23°C)
N
kJ/m²
Charpy impact strength (-30°C)
N
kJ/m²
Charpy notched impact strength (+23°C)
65
kJ/m²
Charpy notched impact strength (-30°C)
18
kJ/m²
Puncture - maximum force (+23°C)
3600
N
Puncture - maximum force (-40°C)
2900
N
Puncture energy (+23°C)
50
J
Puncture energy (-40°C)
8
J

Thermal properties

Temp. of deflection under load (1.80 MPa)
50
°C
Temp. of deflection under load (0.45 MPa)
130
°C
Coeff. of linear therm. expansion (parallel)
1.2
E-4/°C
Coeff. of linear therm. expansion (normal)
1.2
E-4/°C

Other properties

Water absorption
7
%
Humidity absorption
2.5
%
Density
1070
kg/m³

Rheological calculation properties

Density of melt
869
kg/m³
Thermal conductivity of melt
0.22
W/(m K)
Spec. heat capacity melt
2740
J/(kg K)
Eff. thermal diffusivity
9.37E-8
m²/s