Akulon® K222-KGV6

30% Glass Reinforced, Heat Stabilized, Flame Retardant (halogen- phosphorous-free)

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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
  • Heat stabilized
  • Phosphorous free
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 Chemicals2024-06-27
  • 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)2024-09-04
  • 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
  • CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65 (NDS)2024-01-02
  • Compliance Statement EU Sanctions and Embargos2024-05-16
  • Conflict minerals declaration (EICC, GeSI)2024-05-15
  • Deforestation Statement, Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 (EUDR)2024-09-19
  • Packaging Declaration EU Decision 97/129/EC (labelling)2024-04-17
  • 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 Statement2024-11-08
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Processing technology
Injection Molding
Design challenge
Flame Retardancy | Halogen free
Applications
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Rheological properties

Molding shrinkage (parallel)
0.55
%
Molding shrinkage (normal)
0.9
%

Mechanical properties

Tensile modulus
7800
MPa
Stress at break
95
MPa
Strain at break
3.2
%
Flexural modulus
7500
MPa
Flexural strength
160
MPa
Charpy impact strength (+23°C)
43
kJ/m²
Charpy impact strength (-30°C)
40
kJ/m²
Charpy notched impact strength (+23°C)
4
kJ/m²
Charpy notched impact strength (-30°C)
3
kJ/m²

Thermal properties

Melting temperature (10°C/min)
220
°C
Temp. of deflection under load (1.80 MPa)
180
°C
Burning Behav. at 0.75 mm nom. thickn.
V-2
class
Thickness tested
0.75
mm
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)
1.6
mm
Glow Wire Flammability Index GWFI
960
°C
GWFI (Thickness (2) tested)
0.75
mm
Glow Wire Ignition Temperature GWIT
750
°C
GWIT (Thickness (1) tested)
1.6
mm
Glow Wire Ignition Temperature GWIT
775
°C
GWIT (Thickness (2) tested)
0.75
mm
Relative Temperature Index - electrical
130
°C
RTI electrical (Thickness (1) tested)
0.75
mm
Relative Temperature Index - without impact
130
°C
RTI without impact (Thickness (1) tested)
0.75
mm

Electrical properties

Comparative tracking index
525
V

Other properties

Water absorption
5.6
%
Humidity absorption
1.5
%
Density
1440
kg/m³

JSON SPT

Molding shrinkage (parallel)
0.55
%
Molding shrinkage (normal)
0.9
%

Diagrams

Applications

Contactors

Industry
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Industry
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Material
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