Akulon® K240-HP

Heat Stabilized, Impact Modified, Extrusion Blow Molding

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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
  • 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
Blow Molding, Extrusion
Automotive OEM
MERCEDES, PSA
OEM Specification
DBL 5408.18 (2011-12)
SPA X62 4170
STELLANTIS - 01994-16-00164-MAN-01994-10-00134-(2021-07)
Applications
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Rheological properties

Melt volume-flow rate
33
cm³/10min
Temperature
275
°C
Load
21.6
kg

Mechanical properties

Tensile modulus
2500
MPa
Yield stress
70
MPa
Yield strain
4
%
Nominal strain at break
12
%
Charpy impact strength (+23°C)
N
kJ/m²
Charpy impact strength (-30°C)
N
kJ/m²
Charpy notched impact strength (+23°C)
50
kJ/m²
Charpy notched impact strength (-30°C)
20
kJ/m²

Thermal properties

Temp. of deflection under load (1.80 MPa)
60
°C
Temp. of deflection under load (0.45 MPa)
170
°C
Coeff. of linear therm. expansion (parallel)
1
E-4/°C
Coeff. of linear therm. expansion (normal)
1.4
E-4/°C

Other properties

Water absorption
9
%
Humidity absorption
3
%
Density
1100
kg/m³

Rheological calculation properties

Density of melt
915
kg/m³
Thermal conductivity of melt
0.23
W/(m K)
Spec. heat capacity melt
2710
J/(kg K)
Eff. thermal diffusivity
9.28E-8
m²/s

Diagrams

Applications

Clean Air Inlet Ducts

Industry
Automotive
Material
  • •} Lightweight
  • •} Economical
  • •} Reliable
  • •} Durable
  • •} Heat resistant
  • •} Chemical resistant
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Cold Charged Air Ducts

Industry
Automotive
Material
Also injection molding grades are available}
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Hot Charged Air Ducts

Industry
Automotive
Material
  • •} Heat resistant
  • •} Lightweight
  • •} Reliable
  • •} Cost effective
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