Akulon® K224-PG6 B-MB
30% Glass Reinforced, Impact Modified
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.
Sustainability
Bio-based, Mass balanced
Bio-based, Mass balanced
Special features
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
- B-MB vs. fossil grades, non-existence of difference2023-05-31
- Compliance Statement EU Sanctions and Embargos2024-05-16
- 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
- SVHC, REACH Annex XIV and –XVII Statement2024-11-08
Yellow Card
Processing technology
Injection Molding
Injection Molding
Applications
Rheological properties
Melt volume-flow rate
20
cm³/10min
ISO 1133
Temperature
275
°C
ISO 1133
Load
5
kg
ISO 1133
Melt flow index MFI
24
g/10min
ISO 1133
MFI test load
5
kg
ISO 1133
Molding shrinkage (parallel)
0.39
%
ISO 294-4
Molding shrinkage (normal)
1
%
ISO 294-4
Mechanical properties
Tensile modulus
8700
MPa
ISO 527-1/-2
Tensile modulus (40°C)
8900
MPa
ISO 527-1/-2
Tensile modulus (100°C)
3700
MPa
ISO 527-1/-2
Tensile modulus (120°C)
3500
MPa
ISO 527-1/-2
Tensile modulus (150°C)
3150
MPa
ISO 527-1/-2
Tensile modulus (160°C)
3050
MPa
ISO 527-1/-2
Stress at break
150
MPa
ISO 527-1/-2
Stress at break (-40°C)
235
MPa
ISO 527-1/-2
Stress at break (100°C)
85
MPa
ISO 527-1/-2
Stress at break (120°C)
80
MPa
ISO 527-1/-2
Stress at break (150°C)
70
MPa
ISO 527-1/-2
Stress at break (160°C)
65
MPa
ISO 527-1/-2
Strain at break
5
%
ISO 527-1/-2
Strain at break (-40°C)
5
%
ISO 527-1/-2
Strain at break (120°C)
14.3
%
ISO 527-1/-2
Strain at break (150°C)
15.2
%
ISO 527-1/-2
Strain at break (160°C)
15.5
%
ISO 527-1/-2
Flexural modulus
8500
MPa
ISO 178
Flexural strength
250
MPa
ISO 178
Charpy impact strength (+23°C)
95
kJ/m²
ISO 179/1eU
Charpy impact strength (-30°C)
100
kJ/m²
ISO 179/1eU
Charpy notched impact strength (+23°C)
23
kJ/m²
ISO 179/1eA
Charpy notched impact strength (-30°C)
15
kJ/m²
ISO 179/1eA
Thermal properties
Temp. of deflection under load (1.80 MPa)
200
°C
ISO 75-1/-2
Temp. of deflection under load (0.45 MPa)
215
°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)
0.9
E-4/°C
ISO 11359-1/-2
Burning Behav. at 0.75 mm nom. thickn.
HB
class
IEC 60695-11-10
Thickness tested
0.75
mm
IEC 60695-11-10
Burning Behav. at 3.0 mm nom. thickn.
HB
class
IEC 60695-11-10
Thickness tested
3
mm
IEC 60695-11-10
UL recognition
Yes
-
-
Electrical properties
Relative permittivity (100Hz)
3.8
-
IEC 62631-2-1
Relative permittivity (1 MHz)
3.5
-
IEC 62631-2-1
Dissipation factor (100 Hz)
90
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
30
kV/mm
IEC 60243-1
Comparative tracking index
V
IEC 60112
Other properties
Water absorption
5.7
%
Sim. to ISO 62
Humidity absorption
1.7
%
Sim. to ISO 62
Density
1320
kg/m³
ISO 1183
Rheological calculation properties
Density of melt
1110
kg/m³
-
Thermal conductivity of melt
0.28
W/(m K)
-
Spec. heat capacity melt
2830
J/(kg K)
-
Eff. thermal diffusivity
8.99E-8
m²/s
-
Diagrams
Applications
Stroller
Industry
Consumer goods
- •} Sustainable plastic solutions (100% biomass balanced or recylced)
- •} Technical requirements for structural parts could be met
