Akulon® K223-KTP4

Impact Modified, Heat Stabilized

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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
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
Processing technology
Injection Molding
Automotive OEM
CALLOUT, FIAT CHRYSLER, GM, VW
OEM Specification
ASTM D6779 PA0260 B33990 GA106 PN450 YI045
FCA-MS50017(MS-DB-41)-CPN5299-(2018-03)
GMW17576-PA6-T2
ISO 16396-PA6,,M1GH,,,
VW50134 (2015-09)
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Rheological properties

Molding shrinkage (parallel)
1.4
%
Molding shrinkage (normal)
1.7
%

Mechanical properties

Tensile modulus
2000
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

Thermal properties

Temp. of deflection under load (1.80 MPa)
55
°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
Glow Wire Flammability Index GWFI
700
°C
GWFI (Thickness (1) tested)
2
mm
Glow Wire Flammability Index GWFI
700
°C
GWFI (Thickness (2) tested)
1.5
mm
Glow Wire Ignition Temperature GWIT
725
°C
GWIT (Thickness (1) tested)
2
mm
Glow Wire Ignition Temperature GWIT
725
°C
GWIT (Thickness (2) tested)
1.5
mm

Electrical properties

Relative permittivity (100Hz)
3.1
-
Relative permittivity (1 MHz)
2.7
-
Dissipation factor (100 Hz)
30
E-4
Dissipation factor (1 MHz)
160
E-4
Volume resistivity
1E13
Ohm*m
Surface resistivity
Ohm
Electric strength
27
kV/mm
Comparative tracking index
V

Other properties

Water absorption
8.5
%
Humidity absorption
2.3
%
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

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