Akulon® K223-TP4
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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
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
Injection Molding
Automotive OEM
BMW, GM, MERCEDES
BMW, GM, MERCEDES
OEM Specification
DBL 5410.01 (2010-08)
GMW15702-110033
GS 93016 (2011-01)
DBL 5410.01 (2010-08)
GMW15702-110033
GS 93016 (2011-01)
Rheological properties
Melt volume-flow rate
19
cm³/10min
ISO 1133
Temperature
250
°C
ISO 1133
Load
2.16
kg
ISO 1133
Molding shrinkage (parallel)
1.4
%
ISO 294-4
Molding shrinkage (normal)
1.7
%
ISO 294-4
Mechanical properties
Tensile modulus
2100
MPa
ISO 527-1/-2
Tensile modulus (-40°C)
2300
MPa
ISO 527-1/-2
Tensile modulus (100°C)
270
MPa
ISO 527-1/-2
Yield stress
52
MPa
ISO 527-1/-2
Yield stress (-40°C)
80
MPa
ISO 527-1/-2
Yield strain
4
%
ISO 527-1/-2
Yield strain (-40°C)
8
%
ISO 527-1/-2
Nominal strain at break
>50
%
ISO 527-1/-2
Nominal strain at break (-40°C)
18
%
ISO 527-1/-2
Stress at break (-40°C)
60
MPa
ISO 527-1/-2
Flexural modulus
1900
MPa
ISO 178
Flexural strength
75
MPa
ISO 178
Charpy impact strength (+23°C)
N
kJ/m²
ISO 179/1eU
Charpy impact strength (-30°C)
N
kJ/m²
ISO 179/1eU
Charpy notched impact strength (+23°C)
65
kJ/m²
ISO 179/1eA
Charpy notched impact strength (-30°C)
18
kJ/m²
ISO 179/1eA
Weldline strength at thickness 1
50
MPa
ISO 527-1/-2
Weldline strain at thickness 1
40
%
ISO 527-1/-2
Thickness tested (1)
4
mm
ISO 527-1/-2
Thermal properties
Temp. of deflection under load (1.80 MPa)
55
°C
ISO 75-1/-2
Temp. of deflection under load (0.45 MPa)
130
°C
ISO 75-1/-2
Coeff. of linear therm. expansion (parallel)
1.2
E-4/°C
ISO 11359-1/-2
Coeff. of linear therm. expansion (normal)
1.2
E-4/°C
ISO 11359-1/-2
Glow Wire Flammability Index GWFI
700
°C
IEC 60695-2-12
GWFI (Thickness (1) tested)
2
mm
IEC 60695-2-12
Glow Wire Flammability Index GWFI
700
°C
IEC 60695-2-12
GWFI (Thickness (2) tested)
1.5
mm
IEC 60695-2-12
Glow Wire Ignition Temperature GWIT
725
°C
IEC 60695-2-13
GWIT (Thickness (1) tested)
2
mm
IEC 60695-2-13
Glow Wire Ignition Temperature GWIT
725
°C
IEC 60695-2-13
GWIT (Thickness (2) tested)
1.5
mm
IEC 60695-2-13
Electrical properties
Relative permittivity (100Hz)
3.1
-
IEC 62631-2-1
Relative permittivity (1 MHz)
2.7
-
IEC 62631-2-1
Dissipation factor (100 Hz)
30
E-4
IEC 62631-2-1
Dissipation factor (1 MHz)
160
E-4
IEC 62631-2-1
Volume resistivity
1E13
Ohm*m
IEC 62631-3-1
Surface resistivity
Ohm
IEC 62631-3-2
Electric strength
27
kV/mm
IEC 60243-1
Comparative tracking index
V
IEC 60112
Other properties
Water absorption
8.5
%
Sim. to ISO 62
Humidity absorption
2.3
%
Sim. to ISO 62
Density
1070
kg/m³
ISO 1183
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
-
Diagrams
Applications
Gasoline Tank in hybrid cars
Industry
Automotive
Material
The gasoline tank for hybrid cars is used to store flammable liquids.}
Lawnmower Trimmer Heads
Industry
Consumer goods
Material
- •} Chemical resistance to oils, gas and greases
- •} Better welding strength
- •} Faster molding
- •} Better surface appearance compared to PA66
- •} Enables thinner wall designs
Lawnmower Trimmer Housings
Industry
Consumer goods
Material
- •} Chemical resistance to oils, gas and greases
- •} Better welding strength
- •} Faster molding
- •} Better surface appearance compared to PA66
- •} Enables thinner wall designs
