Exterior Mirror Bases

Automotive | Exterior | Mirrors

General Document
Application Data Sheet

Design challenge
Degradation & Stability | UV stability
Haptics & Aesthetics | Surface quality

Benefits

  • • Reliable
  • • High heat resistance
  • • Great surface appearance
  • • Lightweight
  • • Cost effective
  • • High flowability enables thin wall designs

Details

Akulon® PA6 is a thermoplastic with high heat resistant properties making it a superior choice over metal for applications such as exterior mirror bases. Offering high weldline performance and temperature resistance that is better than PP, its great surface appearance surpasses PA66. Akulon® PA6 is approved in UV resistance in cases of L-stabilized grades. Akulon® Ultraflow grades allow for more cost effectiveness due to 25% cycle time advantage and high flowability enabling thinner wall designs.