EcoPaXX® Q-KGS6

30% Glass Reinforced, Flame Retardant (halogen free)

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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.
Product
EcoPaXX® Q-KGS6 is a versatile halogen-free flame-retarded long aliphatic polyamide with UL94 V0 & CTI 600V rating for use in various connectors and housings. It offers excellent retention of electric properties upon humidity uptake
Sustainability
Bio-based
Special features
General Document
Regulatory Affairs
  • Absence Declaration BNST2023-11-16
  • Absence Declaration Biocidal Products2023-11-16
  • 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 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 Red Phosphorus2023-11-16
  • 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
Life cycle assessment
Applications
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Rheological properties

Molding shrinkage (parallel)
0.5
%
Molding shrinkage (normal)
1.33
%

Mechanical properties

Tensile modulus
10000
MPa
Tensile modulus (120°C)
5000
MPa
Tensile modulus (160°C)
3900
MPa
Tensile modulus (180°C)
3300
MPa
Tensile modulus (200°C)
2300
MPa
Stress at break
135
MPa
Stress at break (120°C)
60
MPa
Stress at break (160°C)
45
MPa
Stress at break (180°C)
40
MPa
Stress at break (200°C)
30
MPa
Strain at break
2.5
%
Strain at break (120°C)
3.2
%
Strain at break (160°C)
3.5
%
Strain at break (180°C)
3.7
%
Strain at break (200°C)
5.3
%
Charpy impact strength (+23°C)
40
kJ/m²
Charpy notched impact strength (+23°C)
7
kJ/m²

Thermal properties

Melting temperature (10°C/min)
250
°C
Temp. of deflection under load (1.80 MPa)
220
°C
Burning Behav. at 1.5 mm nom. thickn.
V-0
class
Thickness tested
1.5
mm
UL recognition
Yes
-
Burning Behav. at 3.0 mm nom. thickn.
V-0
class
Thickness tested
3
mm
UL recognition
Yes
-
Glow Wire Flammability Index GWFI
960
°C
GWFI (Thickness (1) tested)
0.8
mm
Glow Wire Ignition Temperature GWIT
775
°C
GWIT (Thickness (1) tested)
0.8
mm

Electrical properties

Volume resistivity
>1E13
Ohm*m
Surface resistivity
Ohm
Electric strength
40
kV/mm
Comparative tracking index
V

Other properties

Humidity absorption
1.1
%
Density
1400
kg/m³

Diagrams

Applications

Fuel System: Various Components

Industry
Automotive
Material
  • •} Flame retardant
  • •} Improved flow
  • •} Heat stabilized
  • •} Sustainable
  • •} High heat resistance
  • •} Reliable
}
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Fuel Vapor Separators

Industry
Automotive
Material
Another grade of EcoPaXX®, Q-KGS6, has been tested successfully in automotive fuel vapour separators.}
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