Akulon® K224-PG3

15% Glass Reinforced, Impact Modified

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
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Rheological properties

Molding shrinkage [parallel]
0.4
%
Molding shrinkage [normal]
1
%

Mechanical properties

Tensile modulus
5400
MPa
Stress at break
105
MPa
Strain at break
4
%
Charpy impact strength (+23°C)
70
kJ/m²
Charpy impact strength (-30°C)
70
kJ/m²
Charpy notched impact strength (+23°C)
16
kJ/m²
Charpy notched impact strength (-30°C)
9
kJ/m²

Thermal properties

Temp. of deflection under load (1.80 MPa)
185
°C
Temp. of deflection under load (0.45 MPa)
205
°C
Coeff. of linear therm. expansion (parallel)
0.3
E-4/°C
Coeff. of linear therm. expansion (normal)
0.8
E-4/°C
Burning Behav. at 1.5 mm nom. thickn.
HB
class
Thickness tested
1.5
mm
UL recognition
Yes
-

Electrical properties

Relative permittivity (100Hz)
3.6
-
Relative permittivity (1 MHz)
3.3
-
Dissipation factor (100 Hz)
100
E-4
Dissipation factor (1 MHz)
180
E-4
Volume resistivity
>1E13
Ohm*m
Surface resistivity
Ohm
Electric strength
25
kV/mm
Comparative tracking index
V

Other properties

Water absorption
6.8
%
Humidity absorption
2
%
Density
1200
kg/m³

Diagrams

Applications

Chainsaw housings

Industry
Consumer goods
  • •} Glass-reinforced
  • •} Cost-effective solution
  • •} Easy to process for injection molding and blow molding
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Chair Arms

Industry
Consumer goods
  • •} Ultraflow yields faster molding than standard PA6
  • •} Enables thinner wall designs
  • •} Cost-effective solution
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Chair Bases

Industry
Consumer goods
  • •} Ultraflow yields faster molding than standard PA6
  • •} Enables thinner wall designs
  • •} Cost-effective solution
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Chair Frames

Industry
Consumer goods
Akulon® PA6 is a reliable solution for chair frames compared to metals as no corrosion protection coating is needed with PA6. Akulon UltraFlow PA6 yields a better surface appearance than PA66 (even at 50% to 60% GF). Arnitel® TPC is approved for seat suspension, Stanyl® PA46 is approved for bearings and sliding parts, and EcoPaXX® PA410 is a 70 % bio-based alternative.}

Power Tool Housings

Industry
Consumer goods
Akulon® PA6 is a reliable solution for power tool housings due to its lighter weight compared to metals, possible part and function integration, easier assembly and longer tool lives. It has better welding strength and surface appearance than PA66. Akulon UltraFlow PA6 has outstanding mechanical properties over a wide temperature range and in diverse conditions.}

Snowboard Binding Base Plate

Industry
Consumer goods
  • •} Yields faster molding than standard PA6
  • •} Enables thinner wall designs
  • •} Cost-effective
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