Akulon® Ultraflow K-FKGS6/B
30% Glass Reinforced, Heat Stabilized, Flame Retardant, High Flow
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
- Good or high flow
- Heat stabilized
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
- CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65 (antimony oxide and titanium dioxide)2024-01-02
- CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65 (antimony oxide)2024-01-02
- CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65 (carbon black and antimony oxide)2024-01-02
- CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65 (carbon black, titanium dioxide and antimony oxide)2024-01-02
- 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
- WEEE brominated flame retardants2022-03-07
Processing technology
Injection Molding
Injection Molding
Design challenge
Downsizing & Miniaturization
Downsizing & Miniaturization
Applications
Rheological properties
Molding shrinkage [parallel]
0.21
%
Sim. to ISO 294-4
Molding shrinkage [normal]
0.77
%
Sim. to ISO 294-4
Spiral flow length 1.0 mm 800 bar
110
mm
-
Spiral flow length 1.0 mm 900 bar
120
mm
-
Spiral flow length 1.0 mm 1000 bar
130
mm
-
Mechanical properties
Tensile modulus
12000
MPa
ISO 527-1/-2
Tensile modulus (120°C)
5400
MPa
ISO 527-1/-2
Tensile modulus (160°C)
3500
MPa
ISO 527-1/-2
Tensile modulus, low thickness
12000
MPa
ISO 527-1/-2
Tens. Mod. (Thickness tested)
1
mm
ISO 527-1/-2
Stress at break
160
MPa
ISO 527-1/-2
Stress at break (120°C)
75
MPa
ISO 527-1/-2
Stress at break (160°C)
55
MPa
ISO 527-1/-2
Stress at break, at low thickness
150
MPa
ISO 527-1/-2
Stress at break (Thickness tested)
1
mm
ISO 527-1/-2
Strain at break
2.3
%
ISO 527-1/-2
Strain at break (120°C)
6.3
%
ISO 527-1/-2
Strain at break (160°C)
8.1
%
ISO 527-1/-2
Strain at break, at low thickness
2
%
ISO 527-1/-2
Strain at break (Thickness tested)
1
mm
ISO 527-1/-2
Flexural modulus
11500
MPa
ISO 178
Flexural modulus (120°C)
5700
MPa
ISO 178
Flexural modulus (160°C)
4100
MPa
ISO 178
Flexural strength
240
MPa
ISO 178
Flexural strength (120°C)
110
MPa
ISO 178
Flexural strength (160°C)
75
MPa
ISO 178
Charpy impact strength (+23°C)
55
kJ/m²
ISO 179/1eU
Charpy impact strength (-30°C)
60
kJ/m²
ISO 179/1eU
Charpy notched impact strength (+23°C)
12
kJ/m²
ISO 179/1eA
Charpy notched impact strength (-30°C)
12
kJ/m²
ISO 179/1eA
Weldline strength at thickness 1
45
MPa
ISO 527-1/-2
Weldline strain at thickness 1
0.6
%
ISO 527-1/-2
Thickness tested (1)
4
mm
ISO 527-1/-2
Weldline strength at thickness 2
45
MPa
ISO 527-1/-2
Weldline strain at thickness 2
0.6
%
ISO 527-1/-2
Thickness tested (2)
1
mm
ISO 527-1/-2
Thermal properties
Melting temperature (10°C/min)
220
°C
ISO 11357-1/-3
Temp. of deflection under load (1.80 MPa)
205
°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)
1.1
E-4/°C
ISO 11359-1/-2
Burning Behav. at 0.75 mm nom. thickn.
V-0
class
IEC 60695-11-10
Thickness tested
0.75
mm
IEC 60695-11-10
Burning Behav. at 1.5 mm nom. thickn.
V-0
class
IEC 60695-11-10
Thickness tested
1.5
mm
IEC 60695-11-10
UL recognition
Yes
-
-
Burning Behav. at 3.0 mm nom. thickn.
V-0
class
IEC 60695-11-10
Thickness tested
3
mm
IEC 60695-11-10
UL recognition
Yes
-
-
Burning Behav. 5V at thickness h
5VA
class
IEC 60695-11-20
Thickness tested
1.5
mm
IEC 60695-11-20
UL recognition
Yes
-
-
Oxygen index
30
%
ISO 4589-1/-2
Ball pressure temperature
210
°C
IEC 60695-10-2
Glow Wire Flammability Index GWFI
960
°C
IEC 60695-2-12
GWFI (Thickness (1) tested)
0.75
mm
IEC 60695-2-12
Glow Wire Flammability Index GWFI
960
°C
IEC 60695-2-12
GWFI (Thickness (2) tested)
3
mm
IEC 60695-2-12
Glow Wire Ignition Temperature GWIT
800
°C
IEC 60695-2-13
GWIT (Thickness (1) tested)
0.75
mm
IEC 60695-2-13
Glow Wire Ignition Temperature GWIT
875
°C
IEC 60695-2-13
GWIT (Thickness (2) tested)
3
mm
IEC 60695-2-13
Relative Temperature Index - electrical
140
°C
UL746B
RTI electrical (Thickness (1) tested)
0.75
mm
UL746B
Relative Temperature Index - with impact
110
°C
UL746B
RTI with impact (Thickness (1) tested)
0.75
mm
UL746B
Relative Temperature Index - without impact
110
°C
UL746B
RTI without impact (Thickness (1) tested)
0.75
mm
UL746B
Relative Temperature Index - without impact
130
°C
UL746B
RTI without impact (Thickness (2) tested)
1.5
mm
UL746B
Electrical properties
Relative permittivity (100Hz)
3.5
-
IEC 62631-2-1
Relative permittivity (1 MHz)
3.4
-
IEC 62631-2-1
Dissipation factor (100 Hz)
60
E-4
IEC 62631-2-1
Dissipation factor (1 MHz)
120
E-4
IEC 62631-2-1
Volume resistivity
1E13
Ohm*m
IEC 62631-3-1
Surface resistivity
Ohm
IEC 62631-3-2
Electric strength
33
kV/mm
IEC 60243-1
Comparative tracking index
325
V
IEC 60112
Other properties
Water absorption
4.5
%
Sim. to ISO 62
Humidity absorption
1.3
%
Sim. to ISO 62
Density
1550
kg/m³
ISO 1183
Rheological calculation properties
Density of melt
1150
kg/m³
-
Thermal conductivity of melt
0.26
W/(m K)
-
Spec. heat capacity melt
1900
J/(kg K)
-
Eff. thermal diffusivity
1.2E-7
m²/s
-
Diagrams
Applications
EV Charging Plugs
Industry
Automotive
Material
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Photovoltaic connector
Industry
Energy
Material
Ultimate durable connector for outdoor use. It is a connector that links Solar Panels and other relevantt units in Photovoltaic electrical power generation. It can withstand fierce conditions in outdoor use.}
