EcoPaXX® Q-HGM24

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

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General Information

EcoPaXX® is our bio-based, high-performance polyamide (PA410) that offers outstanding performance across the board, while being made mainly from tropical castor beans which don’t compete with the food chain.
EcoPaXX® belongs to the family of long-chain polyamides, which offer exceptional performance in the most demanding of environments. That includes excellent chemical resistance, low moisture absorption, combined with a very high melting point (highest of all bio-plastics) and high crystallization rate (typical for engineering plastics like PA66 and PA46).
EcoPaXX® has the lowest carbon footprint amongst common polyamides. This is because the amount of carbon dioxide emitted during the production of EcoPaXX® is offset by the amount absorbed in plant growth, and in particular by the riccinus communis – the tropical castor bean plant that makes up some 70% of EcoPaXX®. Externally certified lifecycle analysis (LCA) data is available upon request.
Sustainability
Bio-based
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
Injection Molding
Design challenge
Life cycle assessment
Applications
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Rheological properties

Molding shrinkage (parallel)
0.65
%
Molding shrinkage (normal)
1.1
%

Mechanical properties

Tensile modulus
7300
MPa
Tensile modulus (120°C)
2500
MPa
Tensile modulus (160°C)
2000
MPa
Tensile modulus (180°C)
1700
MPa
Tensile modulus (200°C)
1400
MPa
Stress at break
100
MPa
Stress at break (120°C)
45
MPa
Stress at break (160°C)
35
MPa
Stress at break (180°C)
30
MPa
Stress at break (200°C)
26
MPa
Strain at break
2.6
%
Strain at break (120°C)
6.3
%
Strain at break (160°C)
8.2
%
Strain at break (180°C)
9.1
%
Strain at break (200°C)
9.8
%
Flexural modulus
6650
MPa
Flexural strength
175
MPa
Charpy impact strength (+23°C)
35
kJ/m²
Charpy impact strength (-30°C)
30
kJ/m²
Charpy notched impact strength (+23°C)
4
kJ/m²
Charpy notched impact strength (-30°C)
4
kJ/m²

Thermal properties

Melting temperature (10°C/min)
250
°C
Temp. of deflection under load (1.80 MPa)
200
°C
Temp. of deflection under load (0.45 MPa)
235
°C

Other properties

Humidity absorption
1.5
%
Density
1340
kg/m³

Diagrams

Applications

Engine Covers (close to turbo charged components)

Industry
Automotive
Material
  • •} Low moisture uptake
  • •} High temperature resistance
  • •} Low warpage
  • •} Sustainable
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