Akulon® F223-D
Low/Medium Viscosity, General purpose, Injection Molding, Food Contact Quality
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
- Low viscosity
- Medium viscosity
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
- Food Contact Canada Information (LONO)2024-11-06
- Food Contact Declaration Europe Akulon®2023-08-10
- Food Contact Declaration MERCOSUR Akulon®2024-05-06
- Food Contact Declaration USA Akulon®2023-11-21
- Food Contact India Information Letter (PA6)2023-05-11
- Food Contact Singapore Information Letter2024-02-15
- 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
Processing technology
Injection Molding
Injection Molding
Automotive OEM
BMW, CALLOUT, MERCEDES, VW
BMW, CALLOUT, MERCEDES, VW
OEM Specification
ASTM D6779 PA0211
DBL 5403.00 (2013-12)
DBL 5410.00 (2018-12)
GS 93016 (2011-01)
VW50125 (2022-05)
VW50134-PA6-1-A
ASTM D6779 PA0211
DBL 5403.00 (2013-12)
DBL 5410.00 (2018-12)
GS 93016 (2011-01)
VW50125 (2022-05)
VW50134-PA6-1-A
Rheological properties
Melt volume-flow rate
44
cm³/10min
ISO 1133
Temperature
260
°C
ISO 1133
Load
2.16
kg
ISO 1133
Molding shrinkage (parallel)
1.1
%
ISO 294-4
Molding shrinkage (normal)
1.1
%
ISO 294-4
Mechanical properties
Tensile modulus
3200
MPa
ISO 527-1/-2
Tensile modulus (-40°C)
3500
MPa
ISO 527-1/-2
Tensile modulus (100°C)
500
MPa
ISO 527-1/-2
Yield stress
87
MPa
ISO 527-1/-2
Yield stress (-40°C)
122
MPa
ISO 527-1/-2
Yield strain
4
%
ISO 527-1/-2
Yield strain (-40°C)
7.2
%
ISO 527-1/-2
Nominal strain at break
20
%
ISO 527-1/-2
Nominal strain at break (-40°C)
11
%
ISO 527-1/-2
Stress at break (-40°C)
105
MPa
ISO 527-1/-2
Flexural modulus
2850
MPa
ISO 178
Flexural strength
120
MPa
ISO 178
Charpy impact strength (+23°C)
N
kJ/m²
ISO 179/1eU
Charpy impact strength (-30°C)
N
kJ/m²
ISO 179/1eU
Charpy notched impact strength (+23°C)
4.5
kJ/m²
ISO 179/1eA
Charpy notched impact strength (-30°C)
2.5
kJ/m²
ISO 179/1eA
Weldline strength at thickness 1
85
MPa
ISO 527-1/-2
Weldline strain at thickness 1
10
%
ISO 527-1/-2
Thickness tested (1)
4
mm
ISO 527-1/-2
Thermal properties
Melting temperature (10°C/min)
220
°C
ISO 11357-1/-3
Temp. of deflection under load (1.80 MPa)
60
°C
ISO 75-1/-2
Temp. of deflection under load (0.45 MPa)
150
°C
ISO 75-1/-2
Vicat softening temperature (50°C/h 50N)
195
°C
ISO 306
Coeff. of linear therm. expansion (parallel)
0.9
E-4/°C
ISO 11359-1/-2
Coeff. of linear therm. expansion (normal)
0.9
E-4/°C
ISO 11359-1/-2
Burning Behav. at 0.75 mm nom. thickn.
V-2
class
IEC 60695-11-10
Thickness tested
0.75
mm
IEC 60695-11-10
Burning Behav. at 1.5 mm nom. thickn.
V-2
class
IEC 60695-11-10
Thickness tested
1.5
mm
IEC 60695-11-10
UL recognition
Yes
-
-
Burning Behav. at 3.0 mm nom. thickn.
V-2
class
IEC 60695-11-10
Thickness tested
3
mm
IEC 60695-11-10
UL recognition
Yes
-
-
Oxygen index
26
%
ISO 4589-1/-2
Ball pressure temperature
205
°C
IEC 60695-10-2
Glow Wire Flammability Index GWFI
900
°C
IEC 60695-2-12
GWFI (Thickness (1) tested)
1.5
mm
IEC 60695-2-12
Glow Wire Flammability Index GWFI
875
°C
IEC 60695-2-12
GWFI (Thickness (2) tested)
0.75
mm
IEC 60695-2-12
Glow Wire Ignition Temperature GWIT
825
°C
IEC 60695-2-13
GWIT (Thickness (1) tested)
1.5
mm
IEC 60695-2-13
Glow Wire Ignition Temperature GWIT
875
°C
IEC 60695-2-13
GWIT (Thickness (2) tested)
1
mm
IEC 60695-2-13
Relative Temperature Index - electrical
120
°C
UL746B
RTI electrical (Thickness (1) tested)
0.75
mm
UL746B
Relative Temperature Index - without impact
85
°C
UL746B
RTI without impact (Thickness (1) tested)
0.75
mm
UL746B
Electrical properties
Relative permittivity (100Hz)
3.2
-
IEC 62631-2-1
Relative permittivity (1 MHz)
3
-
IEC 62631-2-1
Dissipation factor (100 Hz)
50
E-4
IEC 62631-2-1
Dissipation factor (1 MHz)
150
E-4
IEC 62631-2-1
Volume resistivity
1E13
Ohm*m
IEC 62631-3-1
Surface resistivity
Ohm
IEC 62631-3-2
Electric strength
28
kV/mm
IEC 60243-1
Comparative tracking index
V
IEC 60112
Other properties
Water absorption
10
%
Sim. to ISO 62
Humidity absorption
2.8
%
Sim. to ISO 62
Density
1130
kg/m³
ISO 1183
Material specific properties
Viscosity number
132
cm³/g
ISO 307, 1157, 1628
Rheological calculation properties
Density of melt
960
kg/m³
-
Thermal conductivity of melt
0.23
W/(m K)
-
Spec. heat capacity melt
2680
J/(kg K)
-
Eff. thermal diffusivity
8.82E-8
m²/s
-
JSON SPT
Melt volume-flow rate
44
cm³/10min
ISO 1133
Temperature
260
°C
ISO 1133
Load
2.16
kg
ISO 1133
Molding shrinkage (parallel)
1.1
%
ISO 294-4
Molding shrinkage (normal)
1.1
%
ISO 294-4
Diagrams
Applications
Automotive wire-to-wire / wire-to-board connectors
Industry
Automotive
- •} Reliable
- •} Cost effective
- •} High temperature resistance
- •} High mechanical properties
- •} Electrical insulation properties
- •} Flowability enables thin wall designs
- •} High melting point
- •} Strength
- •} Rigidity
CEE connectors
Industry
Electrical
Material
Most grades are available with halogenfree flameretardancy.}
EV Charging Connectors
Industry
Electrical
Material
Most grades are available with halogenfree flameretardancy.}
Industrial Connectors
Industry
Electrical
Material
Most grades are available with halogenfree flameretardancy.}
Terminal Blocks
Industry
Electrical
- •} Most grades are available now also with halogenfree flame-retardant ingredients
- •} Stanyl® PA46 and ForTii® PA4T to be used for SMT versions
Wall plates
Industry
Electrical
Material
Most grades are available with halogenfree flameretardancy, and in specific electro-grey colour for housings.}
