Akulon® K224-HGM35

15% Glass Reinforced, 25% Mineral Reinforced, Heat Stabilized

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
Regulatory Affairs
Processing technology
Injection Molding
Automotive OEM
FIAT CHRYSLER, FORD
OEM Specification
FCA-MS50017(MS-DB-41)-CPN2927-(2017-02)
WSK-M4D822-A

Mechanical properties

Tensile modulus
10500
MPa
Tensile modulus (-40°C)
11000
MPa
Stress at break
135
MPa
Stress at break (-40°C)
180
MPa
Strain at break
2.4
%
Strain at break (-40°C)
2.5
%
Flexural modulus
10500
MPa
Flexural strength
195
MPa
Charpy impact strength (+23°C)
40
kJ/m²
Charpy impact strength (-30°C)
40
kJ/m²
Charpy notched impact strength (+23°C)
4.5
kJ/m²
Charpy notched impact strength (-30°C)
3.5
kJ/m²

Thermal properties

Melting temperature (10°C/min)
220
°C
Temp. of deflection under load (1.80 MPa)
205
°C
Temp. of deflection under load (0.45 MPa)
215
°C
Coeff. of linear therm. expansion (parallel)
0.35
E-4/°C
Coeff. of linear therm. expansion (normal)
0.5
E-4/°C

Electrical properties

Relative permittivity (100Hz)
3.5
-
Relative permittivity (1 MHz)
3.3
-
Dissipation factor (100 Hz)
50
E-4
Dissipation factor (1 MHz)
140
E-4
Volume resistivity
1E12
Ohm*m
Surface resistivity
Ohm
Electric strength
35
kV/mm

Other properties

Humidity absorption
1.7
%
Density
1490
kg/m³

Applications

Engine Cover with Air Inlet Filters

Industry
Automotive
  • •} Reliable
  • •} High heat resistant
  • •} Great surface appearance
  • •} Low warpage levels
  • •} Cost effective
  • •} High flowability enables thin wall designs
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Engine Covers

Industry
Automotive
  • •} Reliable
  • •} High heat resistant
  • •} Great surface appearance
  • •} Low warpage levels
  • •} Cost effective
  • •} High flowability enables thin wall designs
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Lawnmower engine covers

Industry
Consumer goods
  • •} Chemical resistance to oils, gas and greases
  • •} Better welding strength
  • •} Faster molding
  • •} Better surface appearance compared to PA66
  • •} Enables thinner wall designs
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