Akulon® RePurposed RE30 BK00003

30% Glass Reinforced, Recycled Content

Back to results

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.
Sustainability
Recycled based
Special features
  • Contains recycled content
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
Injection Molding
Applications
Have a question? Contact us

Rheological properties

Melt volume-flow rate
8
cm³/10min
Temperature
260
°C
Load
2.16
kg
Melt flow index MFI
12
g/10min
MFI test temperature
260
°C
MFI test load
2.16
kg
Molding shrinkage (parallel)
0.5
%
Molding shrinkage (normal)
1.1
%

Mechanical properties

Tensile modulus
9600
MPa
Stress at break
165
MPa
Strain at break
2.7
%
Flexural modulus
8800
MPa
Flexural strength
250
MPa
Charpy impact strength (+23°C)
70
kJ/m²
Charpy impact strength (-30°C)
60
kJ/m²
Charpy notched impact strength (+23°C)
10
kJ/m²
Charpy notched impact strength (-30°C)
8
kJ/m²

Thermal properties

Melting temperature (10°C/min)
220
°C
Temp. of deflection under load (1.80 MPa)
200
°C
Temp. of deflection under load (0.45 MPa)
220
°C
Burning Behav. at 1.5 mm nom. thickn.
HB
class
Thickness tested
1.6
mm
UL recognition
No
-
Burning Behav. at 3.0 mm nom. thickn.
HB
class
Thickness tested
3.2
mm
UL recognition
No
-

Other properties

Water absorption
6.3
%
Humidity absorption
2.1
%
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

Applications

Cycling shoe

Industry
Consumer goods
Material
  • •} Circular Nylon grade
  • •} Low CO₂ footprint
  • •} Good surface appearance and mechanical performances
}
More information

Stroller

Industry
Consumer goods
Material
  • •} Sustainable plastic solutions (100% biomass balanced or recylced)
  • •} Technical requirements for structural parts could be met
}
More information

Wiring harness clip

Industry
Automotive
Material
  • •} Circular economy
  • •} Strong and durable as petroleum-based clips
}
More information