Akulon® Ultraflow K-FHG6/B

30% Glass Reinforced, Heat Stabilized, High Flow, Improved Processing

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

Rheological properties

Melt volume-flow rate
40
cm³/10min
Temperature
275
°C
Load
2.16
kg
Molding shrinkage (parallel)
0.3
%
Molding shrinkage (normal)
1.1
%

Mechanical properties

Tensile modulus
9350
MPa
Stress at break
160
MPa
Strain at break
3
%
Flexural modulus
8700
MPa
Flexural modulus (120°C)
4000
MPa
Flexural modulus (160°C)
3700
MPa
Flexural strength
250
MPa
Flexural strength (120°C)
100
MPa
Flexural strength (160°C)
85
MPa
Charpy impact strength (+23°C)
85
kJ/m²
Charpy impact strength (-30°C)
65
kJ/m²
Charpy notched impact strength (+23°C)
12
kJ/m²
Charpy notched impact strength (-30°C)
10
kJ/m²

Thermal properties

Melting temperature (10°C/min)
220
°C
Temp. of deflection under load (1.80 MPa)
200
°C
Temp. of deflection under load (0.45 MPa)
220
°C
Coeff. of linear therm. expansion (parallel)
0.2
E-4/°C
Coeff. of linear therm. expansion (normal)
0.7
E-4/°C

Electrical properties

Relative permittivity (100Hz)
3.5
-
Relative permittivity (1 MHz)
3.3
-
Dissipation factor (100 Hz)
50
E-4
Dissipation factor (1 MHz)
150
E-4
Volume resistivity
>1E13
Ohm*m
Surface resistivity
Ohm
Comparative tracking index
V

Other properties

Water absorption
6
%
Humidity absorption
1.8
%
Density
1350
kg/m³

Rheological calculation properties

Density of melt
1120
kg/m³
Thermal conductivity of melt
0.27
W/(m K)
Spec. heat capacity melt
2250
J/(kg K)
Eff. thermal diffusivity
1.08E-7
m²/s

Diagrams

Applications

Fans & Shrouds

Industry
Automotive
  • •} Reliable
  • •} High heat resistance
  • •} Excellent surface appearance
  • •} Low warpage levels
  • •} Cost effective
  • •} High flowability enables thin wall designs
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Garlic press

Industry
Consumer goods
  • •} Glass-reinforced
  • •} Lower mold pressure
  • •} Lower energy consumption
  • •} Shorter cooling time
  • •} Enables thinner wall designs
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HVAC lamellae

Industry
Automotive
  • •} Reliable
  • •} High heat resistance
  • •} Great surface appearance
  • •} Lightweight
  • •} Cost effective
  • •} High flowability enables thin wall designs
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Lift truck steering wheel

Industry
Industrial equipment
  • •} Improved surface appearance
  • •} Lower molded-in-stress
  • •} Reduced warpage
  • •} Less required molding tonnage
  • •} Increased design freedom
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Oil Sumps and Pans

Industry
Automotive
  • •} Proven track record with OEMs
  • •} Cost effective
  • •} Heat resistant
  • •} Better welding strength than PA66
  • •} Flowability enables thin wall designs
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Transmission Oil Pans

Industry
Automotive
  • •} Proven track record with OEMs
  • •} Cost effective
  • •} Heat resistant
  • •} Better welding strength than PA66
  • •} Flowability enables thin wall designs
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