EcoPaXX® Q-KXG10
50% Glass Reinforced, for E&E applications, Excellent Surface Properties
General Information
EcoPaXX® is our bio-based, high-performance polyamide (PA410) that offers outstanding performance across the board, while being made mainly from tropical castor beans which don’t compete with the food chain.
EcoPaXX® belongs to the family of long-chain polyamides, which offer exceptional performance in the most demanding of environments. That includes excellent chemical resistance, low moisture absorption, combined with a very high melting point (highest of all bio-plastics) and high crystallization rate (typical for engineering plastics like PA66 and PA46).
EcoPaXX® has the lowest carbon footprint amongst common polyamides. This is because the amount of carbon dioxide emitted during the production of EcoPaXX® is offset by the amount absorbed in plant growth, and in particular by the riccinus communis – the tropical castor bean plant that makes up some 70% of EcoPaXX®. Externally certified lifecycle analysis (LCA) data is available upon request.
Special features
- Good surface properties
General Document
Regulatory Affairs
- CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65 (NDS)2024-01-02
- Conflict minerals declaration (EICC, GeSI)2024-05-15
- REACH Registration Statement2024-03-27
- SVHC, REACH Annex XIV and –XVII Statement2024-03-27
Processing technology
Injection Molding
Injection Molding
Rheological properties
Molding shrinkage (parallel)
0.13
%
ISO 294-4
Molding shrinkage (normal)
0.73
%
ISO 294-4
Spiral flow length 1.0 mm 800 bar
75
mm
-
Spiral flow length 1.0 mm 1000 bar
90
mm
-
Mechanical properties
Tensile modulus
16500
MPa
ISO 527-1/-2
Tensile modulus (-40°C)
17200
MPa
ISO 527-1/-2
Tensile modulus (40°C)
16400
MPa
ISO 527-1/-2
Tensile modulus (80°C)
12000
MPa
ISO 527-1/-2
Tensile modulus (100°C)
6200
MPa
ISO 527-1/-2
Tensile modulus (120°C)
4900
MPa
ISO 527-1/-2
Tensile modulus (140°C)
4500
MPa
ISO 527-1/-2
Tensile modulus (160°C)
4000
MPa
ISO 527-1/-2
Stress at break
240
MPa
ISO 527-1/-2
Stress at break (-40°C)
330
MPa
ISO 527-1/-2
Stress at break (80°C)
140
MPa
ISO 527-1/-2
Stress at break (100°C)
100
MPa
ISO 527-1/-2
Stress at break (120°C)
75
MPa
ISO 527-1/-2
Stress at break (140°C)
60
MPa
ISO 527-1/-2
Stress at break (160°C)
50
MPa
ISO 527-1/-2
Strain at break
3
%
ISO 527-1/-2
Strain at break (-40°C)
3.4
%
ISO 527-1/-2
Strain at break (80°C)
5.5
%
ISO 527-1/-2
Strain at break (120°C)
12
%
ISO 527-1/-2
Strain at break (140°C)
11
%
ISO 527-1/-2
Strain at break (160°C)
10
%
ISO 527-1/-2
Flexural modulus
15500
MPa
ISO 178
Flexural modulus (120°C)
4600
MPa
ISO 178
Flexural strength
380
MPa
ISO 178
Flexural strength (120°C)
80
MPa
ISO 178
Charpy impact strength (+23°C)
100
kJ/m²
ISO 179/1eU
Charpy impact strength (-30°C)
90
kJ/m²
ISO 179/1eU
Charpy notched impact strength (+23°C)
16
kJ/m²
ISO 179/1eA
Charpy notched impact strength (-30°C)
14
kJ/m²
ISO 179/1eA
Weldline strength at thickness 1
100
MPa
ISO 527-1/-2
Weldline strain at thickness 1
0.95
%
ISO 527-1/-2
Thickness tested (1)
4
mm
ISO 527-1/-2
Thermal properties
Melting temperature (10°C/min)
250
°C
ISO 11357-1/-3
Glass transition temperature (10°C/min)
85
°C
ISO 11357-1/-2
Temp. of deflection under load (1.80 MPa)
200
°C
ISO 75-1/-2
Temp. of deflection under load (0.45 MPa)
235
°C
ISO 75-1/-2
Coeff. of linear therm. expansion (parallel)
0.16
E-4/°C
ISO 11359-1/-2
Coeff. of linear therm. expansion (normal)
0.6
E-4/°C
ISO 11359-1/-2
Burning Behav. at 1.5 mm nom. thickn.
HB
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.
HB
class
IEC 60695-11-10
Thickness tested
3
mm
IEC 60695-11-10
UL recognition
Yes
-
-
Electrical properties
Electric strength
27
kV/mm
IEC 60243-1
Other properties
Water absorption
3
%
Sim. to ISO 62
Humidity absorption
1.2
%
Sim. to ISO 62
Density
1570
kg/m³
ISO 1183
