Akulon® RePurposed RE BK00003

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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
Recycled based
Special features
  • Contains recycled content
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 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
  • 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
  • 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
Applications
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Rheological properties

Melt volume-flow rate
90
cm³/10min
Temperature
235
°C
Load
5
kg
Molding shrinkage (parallel)
1.1
%
Molding shrinkage (normal)
1.1
%

Mechanical properties

Tensile modulus
3000
MPa
Yield stress
70
MPa
Yield strain
3
%
Nominal strain at break
14
%
Stress at 50% strain
35
MPa
Flexural modulus
2800
MPa
Flexural strength
110
MPa
Charpy impact strength (+23°C)
50
kJ/m²
Charpy notched impact strength (+23°C)
5
kJ/m²

Thermal properties

Melting temperature (10°C/min)
220
°C
Temp. of deflection under load (1.80 MPa)
60
°C
Temp. of deflection under load (0.45 MPa)
150
°C
Burning Behav. at 1.5 mm nom. thickn.
HB
class
Thickness tested
1.6
mm
UL recognition
No
-
Burning Behav. at 3.0 mm nom. thickn.
HB
class
Thickness tested
3.2
mm
UL recognition
No
-
Ball pressure temperature
180
°C
Glow Wire Flammability Index GWFI
725
°C
GWFI (Thickness (1) tested)
0.75
mm
Glow Wire Flammability Index GWFI
675
°C
GWFI (Thickness (2) tested)
3
mm

Electrical properties

Comparative tracking index
575
V

Other properties

Water absorption
9
%
Humidity absorption
2.5
%
Density
1140
kg/m³

JSON SPT

Melt volume-flow rate
90
cm³/10min
Temperature
235
°C
Load
5
kg
Molding shrinkage (parallel)
1.1
%
Molding shrinkage (normal)
1.1
%

Diagrams

Applications

Notebook part

Industry
Electronics
Material
  • •} Sustainable solution
  • •} Environment awareness and Clean Ocean
  • •} Mechanical performance
  • •} Dimensional Stability
  • •} Ocean bound Plastic
  • •} Frontrunners in sustainable offering and ocean bound plastics (UL ECV certification)
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Smartphone part

Industry
Electronics
Material
  • •} Sustainable solution
  • •} Environment awareness and Clean Ocean
  • •} Mechanical performance
  • •} Dimensional Stability
  • •} Ocean bound Plastic
  • •} Frontrunners in sustainable offering and ocean bound plastics (UL ECV certification)
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Surfboard components

Industry
Consumer goods
Material
Application requirements : Good surface finish Good mechanical properties Circular material Material properties Performance equivalent to the virgin counterpart Good surface finish of molded article Good flow behavior}
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Tablet part

Industry
Electronics
Material
  • •} Sustainable solution
  • •} Environment awareness and Clean Ocean
  • •} Mechanical performance
  • •} Dimensional Stability
  • •} Ocean bound Plastic
  • •} Frontrunners in sustainable offering and ocean bound plastics (UL ECV certification)
}
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Wiring harness clip

Industry
Automotive
Material
  • •} Circular economy
  • •} Strong and durable as petroleum-based clips
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