Akulon® K224-TG9
45% Glass Reinforced
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
Applications
Rheological properties
Molding shrinkage (parallel)
0.15
%
ISO 294-4
Molding shrinkage (normal)
0.95
%
ISO 294-4
Mechanical properties
Tensile modulus
14500
MPa
ISO 527-1/-2
Tensile modulus (-40°C)
14700
MPa
ISO 527-1/-2
Tensile modulus (120°C)
6400
MPa
ISO 527-1/-2
Tensile modulus (160°C)
5500
MPa
ISO 527-1/-2
Tensile modulus (200°C)
4400
MPa
ISO 527-1/-2
Stress at break
223
MPa
ISO 527-1/-2
Stress at break (-40°C)
317
MPa
ISO 527-1/-2
Stress at break (120°C)
113
MPa
ISO 527-1/-2
Stress at break (160°C)
89
MPa
ISO 527-1/-2
Stress at break (200°C)
49
MPa
ISO 527-1/-2
Strain at break
4
%
ISO 527-1/-2
Strain at break (-40°C)
4
%
ISO 527-1/-2
Strain at break (120°C)
8
%
ISO 527-1/-2
Strain at break (160°C)
8
%
ISO 527-1/-2
Strain at break (200°C)
8
%
ISO 527-1/-2
Charpy impact strength (+23°C)
100
kJ/m²
ISO 179/1eU
Charpy impact strength (-30°C)
95
kJ/m²
ISO 179/1eU
Charpy notched impact strength (+23°C)
20
kJ/m²
ISO 179/1eA
Charpy notched impact strength (-30°C)
13
kJ/m²
ISO 179/1eA
Thermal properties
Melting temperature (10°C/min)
220
°C
ISO 11357-1/-3
Temp. of deflection under load (1.80 MPa)
210
°C
ISO 75-1/-2
Temp. of deflection under load (0.45 MPa)
220
°C
ISO 75-1/-2
Coeff. of linear therm. expansion (parallel)
0.2
E-4/°C
ISO 11359-1/-2
Coeff. of linear therm. expansion (normal)
0.5
E-4/°C
ISO 11359-1/-2
Burning Behav. at 1.5 mm nom. thickn.
HB
class
IEC 60695-11-10
Thickness tested
1.5
mm
IEC 60695-11-10
UL recognition
Yes
-
-
Burning Behav. at 3.0 mm nom. thickn.
HB
class
IEC 60695-11-10
Thickness tested
3
mm
IEC 60695-11-10
UL recognition
Yes
-
-
Burning Behav. at 0.75 mm nom. thickn.
HB
class
IEC 60695-11-10
Thickness tested
0.75
mm
IEC 60695-11-10
Relative Temperature Index - electrical
65
°C
UL746B
RTI electrical (Thickness (1) tested)
0.75
mm
UL746B
Relative Temperature Index - electrical
65
°C
UL746B
RTI electrical (Thickness (2) tested)
3
mm
UL746B
Relative Temperature Index - with impact
65
°C
UL746B
RTI with impact (Thickness (1) tested)
0.75
mm
UL746B
Relative Temperature Index - with impact
65
°C
UL746B
RTI with impact (Thickness (2) tested)
3
mm
UL746B
Relative Temperature Index - without impact
65
°C
UL746B
RTI without impact (Thickness (1) tested)
0.75
mm
UL746B
Relative Temperature Index - without impact
65
°C
UL746B
RTI without impact (Thickness (2) tested)
3
mm
UL746B
Electrical properties
Relative permittivity (100Hz)
3.5
-
IEC 62631-2-1
Relative permittivity (1 MHz)
5.2
-
IEC 62631-2-1
Dissipation factor (100 Hz)
50
E-4
IEC 62631-2-1
Dissipation factor (1 MHz)
150
E-4
IEC 62631-2-1
Volume resistivity
1E13
Ohm*m
IEC 62631-3-1
Surface resistivity
Ohm
IEC 62631-3-2
Electric strength
25
kV/mm
IEC 60243-1
Comparative tracking index
600
V
IEC 60112
Other properties
Water absorption
5
%
Sim. to ISO 62
Humidity absorption
1.5
%
Sim. to ISO 62
Density
1510
kg/m³
ISO 1183
Rheological calculation properties
Density of melt
1330
kg/m³
-
Thermal conductivity of melt
0.33
W/(m K)
-
Spec. heat capacity melt
1920
J/(kg K)
-
Eff. thermal diffusivity
1.27E-7
m²/s
-
Diagrams
Applications
Chainsaw housings
Industry
Consumer goods
- •} Glass-reinforced
- •} Cost-effective solution
- •} Easy to process for injection molding and blow molding
Skibinding Fixations
Industry
Consumer goods
Material
- •} Yields faster molding than standard PA6
- •} Enables thinner wall designs
- •} Cost-effective
