Akulon® K223-HGM24

10% Glass Reinforced, 20% Mineral Reinforced, Heat 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
Injection Molding
Automotive OEM
FORD, MERCEDES, VW
OEM Specification
DBL 5416.01 (2011-02)
TL52618
WSS-M4D968-A

Rheological properties

Molding shrinkage (parallel)
0.3
%
Molding shrinkage (normal)
0.9
%

Mechanical properties

Tensile modulus
7500
MPa
Stress at break
110
MPa
Strain at break
2.5
%
Charpy impact strength (+23°C)
40
kJ/m²
Charpy impact strength (-30°C)
35
kJ/m²
Charpy notched impact strength (+23°C)
3.8
kJ/m²
Charpy notched impact strength (-30°C)
5
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
Coeff. of linear therm. expansion (parallel)
0.35
E-4/°C
Coeff. of linear therm. expansion (normal)
0.6
E-4/°C
Burning Behav. at 3.0 mm nom. thickn.
HB
class
Thickness tested
3
mm
UL recognition
Yes
-
Burning Behav. at 0.75 mm nom. thickn.
HB
class
Thickness tested
0.75
mm
Relative Temperature Index - electrical
65
°C
RTI electrical (Thickness (1) tested)
0.75
mm
Relative Temperature Index - with impact
65
°C
RTI with impact (Thickness (1) tested)
0.75
mm
Relative Temperature Index - without impact
65
°C
RTI without impact (Thickness (1) tested)
0.75
mm

Electrical properties

Relative permittivity (100Hz)
3.5
-
Relative permittivity (1 MHz)
3.3
-
Dissipation factor (100 Hz)
50
E-4
Dissipation factor (1 MHz)
140
E-4
Volume resistivity
1E12
Ohm*m
Surface resistivity
Ohm
Electric strength
35
kV/mm
Comparative tracking index
V

Other properties

Water absorption
6.5
%
Humidity absorption
1.9
%
Density
1370
kg/m³

Rheological calculation properties

Density of melt
976
kg/m³
Thermal conductivity of melt
0.31
W/(m K)
Spec. heat capacity melt
2180
J/(kg K)
Eff. thermal diffusivity
1.46E-7
m²/s

Diagrams

Applications

Engine Cover with Air Inlet Filters

Industry
Automotive
  • •} Reliable
  • •} High heat resistant
  • •} Great surface appearance
  • •} Low warpage levels
  • •} Cost effective
  • •} High flowability enables thin wall designs
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Engine Covers

Industry
Automotive
  • •} Reliable
  • •} High heat resistant
  • •} Great surface appearance
  • •} Low warpage levels
  • •} Cost effective
  • •} High flowability enables thin wall designs
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