Akulon® Ultraflow K-FHG12

60% Glass Reinforced, Heat Stabilized, High Flow

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
Designing structural parts | high strength and stiffness solutions
Downsizing & Miniaturization
Automotive OEM
CALLOUT, FIAT CHRYSLER, GM, MERCEDES, VW
OEM Specification
ASTM D6779 PA0220 G60 A56470
ASTM D6779 PA0220 G60 A57470
DBL 5418.00 (2020-11)
FCA-MS50017(MS-DB-41)-CPN4748-(2017-02)
GMW3029P-PA6-GF60H
VW50180 (2019-04)
Applications

Rheological properties

Molding shrinkage (parallel)
0.2
%
Molding shrinkage (normal)
0.8
%
Spiral flow length 1.0 mm 900 bar
7.7
mm

Mechanical properties

Tensile modulus
20000
MPa
Stress at break
240
MPa
Strain at break
2.2
%
Flexural modulus
18500
MPa
Flexural strength
365
MPa
Charpy impact strength (+23°C)
90
kJ/m²
Charpy impact strength (-30°C)
85
kJ/m²
Charpy notched impact strength (+23°C)
15
kJ/m²
Charpy notched impact strength (-30°C)
12
kJ/m²

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)
0.1
E-4/°C
Coeff. of linear therm. expansion (normal)
0.4
E-4/°C
Glow Wire Flammability Index GWFI
850
°C
GWFI (Thickness (1) tested)
3.1
mm
Relative Temperature Index - electrical
65
°C
RTI electrical (Thickness (1) tested)
0.75
mm
Relative Temperature Index - with impact
65
°C
RTI with impact (Thickness (1) tested)
0.75
mm
Relative Temperature Index - without impact
65
°C
RTI without impact (Thickness (1) tested)
0.75
mm

Other properties

Water absorption
3.6
%
Humidity absorption
1
%
Density
1700
kg/m³

Rheological calculation properties

Density of melt
1380
kg/m³
Thermal conductivity of melt
0.39
W/(m K)
Spec. heat capacity melt
1720
J/(kg K)
Eff. thermal diffusivity
1.64E-7
m²/s

Diagrams

Applications

Air Suspension Systems

Industry
Automotive
  • •} Akulon® PA6 and PA66 offer best-in-class mechanical strength for air suspension components including pistons, piston pots, contour shells, winding rings, caps, and gaiter pots.
  • •} Akulon® Ultraflow is engineered for easy processing to ensure consistent quality and reduce costs.
  • •} Low carbon footprint grades available to further reduce manufacturing carbon footprint.
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