Akulon® K224-G3

15% Glass Fiber Reinforced

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, GM, MERCEDES, VW
OEM Specification
DBL 5307.10 (2008-03)
DBL 5403.07 (2013-12)
DBL 5405.01 (2012-03)
DBL 5410.00 (2010-08)
FCA-MS50017(MS-DB-41)-CPN2620-(2017-02)
FCA-MS50017(MS-DB-41)-CPN4113-(2017-02)
GMW15702
VW50125-PA6-4 (2022-05)
WSK-M4D665-A
Applications

Rheological properties

Molding shrinkage (parallel)
0.32
%
Molding shrinkage (normal)
0.96
%

Mechanical properties

Tensile modulus
6000
MPa
Tensile modulus (-40°C)
6200
MPa
Tensile modulus (40°C)
5200
MPa
Tensile modulus (100°C)
2300
MPa
Tensile modulus (120°C)
2150
MPa
Tensile modulus (140°C)
2000
MPa
Tensile modulus (160°C)
1900
MPa
Tensile modulus (180°C)
1800
MPa
Tensile modulus (200°C)
1600
MPa
Stress at break
125
MPa
Strain at break
3
%
Flexural modulus
5700
MPa
Flexural strength
200
MPa
Charpy impact strength (+23°C)
45
kJ/m²
Charpy impact strength (-30°C)
40
kJ/m²
Charpy notched impact strength (+23°C)
7
kJ/m²
Charpy notched impact strength (-30°C)
6
kJ/m²
Izod notched impact strength (+23°C)
6
kJ/m²
Puncture - maximum force (+23°C)
600
N
Puncture - maximum force (-30°C)
550
N
Puncture energy (+23°C)
2.2
J
Puncture energy (-30°C)
2
J

Thermal properties

Melting temperature (10°C/min)
220
°C
Temp. of deflection under load (1.80 MPa)
195
°C
Temp. of deflection under load (0.45 MPa)
215
°C
Coeff. of linear therm. expansion (parallel)
0.3
E-4/°C
Coeff. of linear therm. expansion (normal)
1
E-4/°C
Burning Behav. at 0.75 mm nom. thickn.
HB
class
Thickness tested
0.75
mm
Burning Behav. at 1.5 mm nom. thickn.
HB
class
Thickness tested
1.5
mm
UL recognition
Yes
-
Burning Behav. at 3.0 mm nom. thickn.
HB
class
Thickness tested
3
mm
UL recognition
Yes
-
Glow Wire Flammability Index GWFI
675
°C
GWFI (Thickness (1) tested)
0.75
mm
Glow Wire Flammability Index GWFI
675
°C
GWFI (Thickness (2) tested)
1.5
mm

Electrical properties

Relative permittivity (100Hz)
4.6
-
Relative permittivity (1 MHz)
4
-
Dissipation factor (100 Hz)
230
E-4
Dissipation factor (1 MHz)
270
E-4
Volume resistivity
1E12
Ohm*m
Surface resistivity
Ohm
Electric strength
25
kV/mm
Comparative tracking index
425
V

Other properties

Water absorption
8
%
Humidity absorption
2.5
%
Density
1230
kg/m³

Diagrams

Applications

Wheel Chair Rims

Industry
Healthcare
  • •} Yields faster molding than standard PA6
  • •} Enables thinner wall designs
  • •} Cost-effective
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