Akulon® K224-HG8, PA6-GF40 - Envalior

Akulon® K224-HG8

40% Glass Fiber 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

Heat stabilized

General Document

Regulatory Affairs

Absence Declaration BNST2023-11-16
Absence Declaration Biocidal Products2025-11-21
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 Chemicals and F-gasses2025-02-06
Absence Declaration PAH (Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons)2025-04-14
Absence Declaration PBT chemicals under TSCA section 6(h)2023-11-16
Absence Declaration PFAS/PFOS/PFOA/PFHxS/PFCAs2025-01-31
Absence Declaration POPs (Persistent Organic Pollutants)2025-10-21
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
Compliance Statement Sanctions and Embargos2025-11-24
Conflict minerals declaration (EICC, GeSI)2025-10-21
Deforestation Statement, Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 (EUDR)2025-11-03
EMRT Statement2025-05-27
Micro Plastics Statement2025-09-22
Packaging Declaration EU Decision 97/129/EC (labelling)2024-04-17
Packaging, Packaging Waste (EU) 2025/40 and CONEG declaration2025-06-24
REACH Registration Statement2024-03-27
REACH STATEMENT KOREA2023-11-16
RoHS Statement (2011/65/EC: Heavy metals)2024-02-01
SVHC, REACH Annex XIV and –XVII Statement2025-11-06

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Processing technology
Injection Molding

Automotive OEM
CALLOUT, GM, HYUNDAI KIA, PSA, VW

OEM Specification
ASTM D6779 PA022G40
GMW3029
MS-211-45-(2019)
STELLANTIS - 01994-18-01704-(2022-02)-MAN-01378-21-00603
VW50125-PA6-9 (2022-05)
VW50134-PA6-9-A (2015-09)

Applications

Airbag Containers

Rheological properties

Molding shrinkage (parallel)

0.34

ISO 294-4

Molding shrinkage (normal)

0.83

ISO 294-4

Mechanical properties

Tensile modulus

13000

MPa

ISO 527-1/-2

Tensile modulus (-40°C)

13400

MPa

ISO 527-1/-2

Tensile modulus (40°C)

11500

MPa

ISO 527-1/-2

Tensile modulus (100°C)

6000

MPa

ISO 527-1/-2

Tensile modulus (120°C)

5600

MPa

ISO 527-1/-2

Tensile modulus (140°C)

5300

MPa

ISO 527-1/-2

Tensile modulus (160°C)

4900

MPa

ISO 527-1/-2

Tensile modulus (180°C)

4450

MPa

ISO 527-1/-2

Tensile modulus (200°C)

4000

MPa

ISO 527-1/-2

Stress at break

205

MPa

ISO 527-1/-2

Stress at break (-40°C)

285

MPa

ISO 527-1/-2

Stress at break (120°C)

100

MPa

ISO 527-1/-2

Strain at break

3.5

ISO 527-1/-2

Strain at break (120°C)

ISO 527-1/-2

Flexural modulus

12000

MPa

ISO 178

Flexural strength

320

MPa

ISO 178

Charpy impact strength (+23°C)

100

kJ/m²

ISO 179/1eU

Charpy impact strength (-30°C)

kJ/m²

ISO 179/1eU

Charpy notched impact strength (+23°C)

kJ/m²

ISO 179/1eA

Charpy notched impact strength (-30°C)

kJ/m²

ISO 179/1eA

Izod notched impact strength (+23°C)

kJ/m²

ISO 180/1A

Puncture energy (+23°C)

ISO 6603-2

Puncture energy (-30°C)

ISO 6603-2

Thermal properties

Melting temperature (10°C/min)

220

°C

ISO 11357-1/-3

Temp. of deflection under load (1.80 MPa)

210

°C

ISO 75-1/-2

Temp. of deflection under load (0.45 MPa)

220

°C

ISO 75-1/-2

Coeff. of linear therm. expansion (parallel)

0.2

E-4/°C

ISO 11359-1/-2

Coeff. of linear therm. expansion (normal)

0.5

E-4/°C

ISO 11359-1/-2

Burning Behav. at 0.75 mm nom. thickn.

class

IEC 60695-11-10

Thickness tested

0.75

IEC 60695-11-10

Burning Behav. at 1.5 mm nom. thickn.

class

IEC 60695-11-10

Thickness tested

1.5

IEC 60695-11-10

UL recognition

Yes

Burning Behav. at 3.0 mm nom. thickn.

class

IEC 60695-11-10

Thickness tested

IEC 60695-11-10

UL recognition

Yes

Relative Temperature Index - electrical

140

°C

UL746B

RTI electrical (Thickness (1) tested)

0.75

UL746B

Relative Temperature Index - with impact

120

°C

UL746B

RTI with impact (Thickness (1) tested)

0.75

UL746B

Relative Temperature Index - with impact

130

°C

UL746B

RTI with impact (Thickness (2) tested)

UL746B

Relative Temperature Index - without impact

140

°C

UL746B

RTI without impact (Thickness (1) tested)

0.75

UL746B

Relative Temperature Index - without impact

150

°C

UL746B

RTI without impact (Thickness (2) tested)

1.5

UL746B

Electrical properties

Relative permittivity (100Hz)

3.5

IEC 62631-2-1

Relative permittivity (1 MHz)

3.3

IEC 62631-2-1

Dissipation factor (100 Hz)

E-4

IEC 62631-2-1

Dissipation factor (1 MHz)

150

E-4

IEC 62631-2-1

Volume resistivity

1E12

Ohm*m

IEC 62631-3-1

Surface resistivity

Ohm

IEC 62631-3-2

Electric strength

kV/mm

IEC 60243-1

Comparative tracking index

IEC 60112

Other properties

Water absorption

5.6

Sim. to ISO 62

Humidity absorption

1.7

Sim. to ISO 62

Density

1450

kg/m³

ISO 1183

Rheological calculation properties

Density of melt

1260

kg/m³

Thermal conductivity of melt

0.32

W/(m K)

Spec. heat capacity melt

2080

J/(kg K)

Eff. thermal diffusivity

1.2E-7

m²/s

Diagrams

Applications

Airbag Containers

Industry

Automotive

Material

•} Reliable
•} Cost effective
•} Heat resistant
•} Lightweight
•} Function integration
•} High flowability enables thin wall designs

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