Akulon® Ultraflow K-FHGM24

10% Glass Reinforced, 20% Mineral Reinforced, Heat Stabilized, High Flow

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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
  • Good or high flow
  • 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
Injection Molding
Design challenge
Downsizing & Miniaturization
Automotive OEM
FORD, MERCEDES, PSA, RENAULT
OEM Specification
DBL 5403.13 (2012-04)
DBL 5416.01 (2011-02)
FEM 03-20-007--B
SPA X62 4143
STELLANTIS - 01994-18-01704-(2021-05)-MAN-01994-10-00096
WSS-M4D968-A
Applications
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Rheological properties

Melt volume-flow rate
40
cm³/10min
Temperature
275
°C
Load
2.16
kg
Molding shrinkage (parallel)
0.4
%
Molding shrinkage (normal)
0.93
%

Mechanical properties

Tensile modulus
7500
MPa
Tensile modulus (120°C)
1950
MPa
Stress at break
97
MPa
Stress at break (120°C)
30
MPa
Strain at break
2.3
%
Strain at break (120°C)
3.7
%
Flexural modulus
6750
MPa
Flexural modulus (120°C)
2100
MPa
Flexural modulus (160°C)
1900
MPa
Flexural strength
145
MPa
Flexural strength (120°C)
45
MPa
Flexural strength (160°C)
35
MPa
Charpy impact strength (+23°C)
35
kJ/m²
Charpy impact strength (-30°C)
30
kJ/m²
Charpy notched impact strength (+23°C)
3.5
kJ/m²
Charpy notched impact strength (-30°C)
3
kJ/m²
Weldline strength at thickness 1
51
MPa
Weldline strain at thickness 1
0.9
%
Thickness tested (1)
4
mm

Thermal properties

Melting temperature (10°C/min)
220
°C
Temp. of deflection under load (1.80 MPa)
190
°C
Temp. of deflection under load (0.45 MPa)
210
°C
Coeff. of linear therm. expansion (parallel)
0.35
E-4/°C
Coeff. of linear therm. expansion (normal)
0.6
E-4/°C

Electrical properties

Relative permittivity (100Hz)
3.5
-
Relative permittivity (1 MHz)
3.3
-
Dissipation factor (100 Hz)
50
E-4
Dissipation factor (1 MHz)
140
E-4
Volume resistivity
1E12
Ohm*m
Surface resistivity
Ohm
Comparative tracking index
500
V

Other properties

Water absorption
6.5
%
Humidity absorption
1.9
%
Density
1360
kg/m³

Rheological calculation properties

Density of melt
1170
kg/m³
Thermal conductivity of melt
0.32
W/(m K)
Spec. heat capacity melt
2310
J/(kg K)
Eff. thermal diffusivity
1.16E-7
m²/s

Diagrams

Applications

Cylinder head covers

Industry
Automotive
Material
Cylinder head covers (low warpage and good flowability)}
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Engine Cover with Air Inlet Filters

Industry
Automotive
Material
  • •} Reliable
  • •} High heat resistant
  • •} Great surface appearance
  • •} Low warpage levels
  • •} Cost effective
  • •} High flowability enables thin wall designs
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Engine Covers

Industry
Automotive
Material
  • •} Reliable
  • •} High heat resistant
  • •} Great surface appearance
  • •} Low warpage levels
  • •} Cost effective
  • •} High flowability enables thin wall designs
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Exterior Mirror Bases

Industry
Automotive
Material
  • •} Reliable
  • •} High heat resistance
  • •} Great surface appearance
  • •} Lightweight
  • •} Cost effective
  • •} High flowability enables thin wall designs
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Fans & Shrouds

Industry
Automotive
Material
  • •} Reliable
  • •} High heat resistance
  • •} Excellent surface appearance
  • •} Low warpage levels
  • •} Cost effective
  • •} High flowability enables thin wall designs
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Instrument panels

Industry
Automotive
Material
The different injection molding process ensures applications entail Instrument panels.}
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Robotic protective parts & covers

Industry
Robotics
Material
  • •} Proven solutions for high-precision injection molding.
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  • •} UDea™ thermoplastic unidirectional tapes help reinforce key structures to achieve up to 60% weight savings.
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Sunroof frame

Industry
Automotive
Material
Sunroof frames (low warpage and good flowability)}
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