Akulon® K224-LPG6U

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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.
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 Chemicals2024-04-25
  • 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)2023-10-27
  • 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
  • Conflict minerals declaration (EICC, GeSI)2024-03-21
  • 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 Statement2024-03-27
  • Turkish customs legislation info letter (EK-8 form)2023-11-16
Processing technology
Injection Molding
Applications
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Rheological properties

Molding shrinkage (parallel)
0.25
%
Molding shrinkage (normal)
0.9
%

Mechanical properties

Tensile modulus
9000
MPa
Stress at break
125
MPa
Strain at break
3.5
%
Flexural modulus
7500
MPa
Flexural strength
200
MPa
Charpy impact strength (+23°C)
105
kJ/m²
Charpy impact strength (-30°C)
115
kJ/m²
Charpy notched impact strength (+23°C)
35
kJ/m²
Charpy notched impact strength (-30°C)
20
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)
215
°C
Coeff. of linear therm. expansion (parallel)
0.2
E-4/°C
Coeff. of linear therm. expansion (normal)
0.65
E-4/°C

Other properties

Water absorption
5.7
%
Humidity absorption
1.7
%
Density
1340
kg/m³

Applications

Lawnmower Steering Tower

Industry
Consumer goods
Material
  • •} Chemical resistance to oils, gas and greases
  • •} Better welding strength
  • •} Faster molding
  • •} Better surface appearance compared to PA66
  • •} Enables thinner wall designs
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Snowmobile Front- and Rear Bumpers

Industry
Consumer goods
Material
Akulon® PA6 is a reliable solution for snowmobile front and rear bumpers because it offers a 6.5% weight savings, leading to 23% cost savings and a 30% assembly-time-reduction compared to previous polyethylene-covered steel tube bumpers. This maintains the desired stiffness and improved impact strength. Also, it has outstanding mechanical properties over a wide temperature range and in diverse conditions. Stanyl® PA46 is used for the engine parts of off-road vehicles as well.}
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Snowmobile Rear Seat Handle

Industry
Consumer goods
Material
Akulon® PA6 is a reliable solution for snowmobile rear seat handles because it offers a 6.5% weight savings, leading to 23% cost savings and a 30% assembly-time-reduction compared to previous polyethylene-covered steel tube bumpers. This maintains the desired stiffness and improved impact strength. Also, it has outstanding mechanical properties over a wide temperature range and in diverse conditions. Stanyl® PA46 is used for the engine parts of off-road vehicles as well.}
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