Akulon® K224-LG6 /E

30% Glass Reinforced, Injection Molding, Improved UV-stability

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
Design challenge
Degradation & Stability | UV stability
Automotive OEM
CALLOUT, FIAT CHRYSLER, GM, RENAULT
OEM Specification
FCA-MS50017(MS-DB-41)-CPN4873-(2017-02)
FCA-MS50017(MS-DB-41)-CPN4988-(2017-02)
GMW16556P-PA6-GF30
ISO 16396-PA 6,GF30,M1G1,S14-090,,
PMR (2019-02)

Rheological properties

Melt volume-flow rate
40
cm³/10min
Temperature
275
°C
Load
5
kg
Molding shrinkage (parallel)
0.2
%
Molding shrinkage (normal)
1.1
%

Mechanical properties

Tensile modulus
9800
MPa
Tensile modulus (-40°C)
10400
MPa
Tensile modulus (100°C)
4300
MPa
Tensile modulus (120°C)
4050
MPa
Tensile modulus (150°C)
3600
MPa
Tensile modulus (160°C)
3400
MPa
Tensile modulus (180°C)
3000
MPa
Tensile modulus (200°C)
2500
MPa
Stress at break
195
MPa
Stress at break (-40°C)
235
MPa
Stress at break (100°C)
95
MPa
Stress at break (120°C)
90
MPa
Stress at break (150°C)
75
MPa
Stress at break (160°C)
70
MPa
Stress at break (180°C)
60
MPa
Stress at break (200°C)
47
MPa
Strain at break
3.6
%
Strain at break (-40°C)
3
%
Strain at break (120°C)
10.8
%
Strain at break (150°C)
11.6
%
Strain at break (160°C)
11.8
%
Strain at break (180°C)
12.3
%
Strain at break (200°C)
12.8
%
Flexural modulus
9200
MPa
Flexural modulus (120°C)
4150
MPa
Flexural modulus (160°C)
3700
MPa
Flexural strength
290
MPa
Flexural strength (120°C)
110
MPa
Flexural strength (160°C)
95
MPa
Charpy impact strength (+23°C)
90
kJ/m²
Charpy impact strength (-30°C)
75
kJ/m²
Charpy notched impact strength (+23°C)
12
kJ/m²
Charpy notched impact strength (-30°C)
11
kJ/m²
Weldline strength at thickness 1
100
MPa
Weldline strain at thickness 1
1.5
%
Thickness tested (1)
4
mm

Thermal properties

Melting temperature (10°C/min)
220
°C
Temp. of deflection under load (1.80 MPa)
210
°C
Temp. of deflection under load (0.45 MPa)
220
°C
Coeff. of linear therm. expansion (parallel)
0.2
E-4/°C
Coeff. of linear therm. expansion (normal)
0.7
E-4/°C

Electrical properties

Relative permittivity (100Hz)
3.5
-
Relative permittivity (1 MHz)
3.3
-
Dissipation factor (100 Hz)
50
E-4
Dissipation factor (1 MHz)
150
E-4
Volume resistivity
1E12
Ohm*m
Surface resistivity
Ohm
Electric strength
30
kV/mm
Comparative tracking index
V

Other properties

Water absorption
6.3
%
Humidity absorption
1.9
%
Density
1350
kg/m³

Rheological calculation properties

Density of melt
1150
kg/m³
Thermal conductivity of melt
0.27
W/(m K)
Spec. heat capacity melt
2110
J/(kg K)
Eff. thermal diffusivity
1.12E-7
m²/s

Diagrams