EcoPaXX® Q-HGM24
10% Glass Reinforced, 20% Mineral Reinforced, Heat Stabilized
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.
Sustainability
Bio-based
Bio-based
Special features
- Heat stabilized
General Document
Processing technology
Injection Molding
Injection Molding
Design challenge
Life cycle assessment
Life cycle assessment
Applications
Rheological properties
Molding shrinkage (parallel)
0.65
%
ISO 294-4
Molding shrinkage (normal)
1.1
%
ISO 294-4
Mechanical properties
Tensile modulus
7300
MPa
ISO 527-1/-2
Tensile modulus (120°C)
2500
MPa
ISO 527-1/-2
Tensile modulus (160°C)
2000
MPa
ISO 527-1/-2
Tensile modulus (180°C)
1700
MPa
ISO 527-1/-2
Tensile modulus (200°C)
1400
MPa
ISO 527-1/-2
Stress at break
100
MPa
ISO 527-1/-2
Stress at break (120°C)
45
MPa
ISO 527-1/-2
Stress at break (160°C)
35
MPa
ISO 527-1/-2
Stress at break (180°C)
30
MPa
ISO 527-1/-2
Stress at break (200°C)
26
MPa
ISO 527-1/-2
Strain at break
2.6
%
ISO 527-1/-2
Strain at break (120°C)
6.3
%
ISO 527-1/-2
Strain at break (160°C)
8.2
%
ISO 527-1/-2
Strain at break (180°C)
9.1
%
ISO 527-1/-2
Strain at break (200°C)
9.8
%
ISO 527-1/-2
Flexural modulus
6650
MPa
ISO 178
Flexural strength
175
MPa
ISO 178
Charpy impact strength (+23°C)
35
kJ/m²
ISO 179/1eU
Charpy impact strength (-30°C)
30
kJ/m²
ISO 179/1eU
Charpy notched impact strength (+23°C)
4
kJ/m²
ISO 179/1eA
Charpy notched impact strength (-30°C)
4
kJ/m²
ISO 179/1eA
Thermal properties
Melting temperature (10°C/min)
250
°C
ISO 11357-1/-3
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
Other properties
Humidity absorption
1.5
%
Sim. to ISO 62
Density
1340
kg/m³
ISO 1183
