EcoPaXX® Q-KV

Flame Retardant (halogen- phosphorous-free)

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.
Product
EcoPaXX® Q-KV is a halogen-free flame-retarded long aliphatic polyamide with UL94 V2 & CTI 600V rating with high flow and ductility. It offers excellent retention of electric properties upon humidity uptake.
Sustainability
Bio-based
Special features
Regulatory Affairs
Processing technology
Injection Molding
Design challenge
Life cycle assessment

Rheological properties

Melt volume-flow rate
290
cm³/10min
Temperature
290
°C
Load
5
kg
Melt flow index MFI
120
g/10min
Molding shrinkage (parallel)
1.2
%
Molding shrinkage (normal)
1
%

Mechanical properties

Tensile modulus
3900
MPa
Tensile modulus (65°C)
1900
MPa
Tensile modulus (90°C)
1200
MPa
Tensile modulus (100°C)
1100
MPa
Tensile modulus (125°C)
900
MPa
Yield stress
80
MPa
Yield stress (65°C)
50
MPa
Yield stress (90°C)
40
MPa
Yield stress (100°C)
37
MPa
Yield stress (125°C)
33
MPa
Yield strain
4
%
Nominal strain at break
5.5
%
Nominal strain at break (65°C)
40
%
Nominal strain at break (90°C)
>50
%
Nominal strain at break (100°C)
>50
%
Nominal strain at break (125°C)
>50
%
Flexural modulus
3700
MPa
Flexural strength
120
MPa
Charpy impact strength (+23°C)
80
kJ/m²
Charpy impact strength (-30°C)
90
kJ/m²
Charpy notched impact strength (+23°C)
3.2
kJ/m²
Charpy notched impact strength (-30°C)
3
kJ/m²
Weldline strength at thickness 1
65
MPa
Weldline strain at thickness 1
2.1
%
Thickness tested (1)
3
mm

Thermal properties

Melting temperature (10°C/min)
250
°C
Temp. of deflection under load (1.80 MPa)
110
°C
Temp. of deflection under load (0.45 MPa)
190
°C
Burning Behav. at 1.5 mm nom. thickn.
V-2
class
Thickness tested
1.5
mm
UL recognition
Yes
-
Burning Behav. at 3.0 mm nom. thickn.
V-2
class
Thickness tested
3
mm
UL recognition
Yes
-
Glow Wire Flammability Index GWFI
960
°C
GWFI (Thickness (1) tested)
0.75
mm
Glow Wire Ignition Temperature GWIT
960
°C
GWIT (Thickness (1) tested)
0.75
mm
Relative Temperature Index - electrical
85
°C
RTI electrical (Thickness (1) tested)
0.4
mm
Relative Temperature Index - electrical
85
°C
RTI electrical (Thickness (2) tested)
3
mm

Electrical properties

Relative permittivity (100Hz)
3.85
-
Relative permittivity (1 MHz)
3.5
-
Dissipation factor (100 Hz)
140
E-4
Dissipation factor (1 MHz)
200
E-4
Volume resistivity
>1E13
Ohm*m
Surface resistivity
Ohm
Electric strength
32
kV/mm
Comparative tracking index
V

Other properties

Water absorption
5
%
Water absorption in water at 23°C after 24h
0.7
%
Humidity absorption
1.8
%
Density
1150
kg/m³

Diagrams