EcoPaXX® Q-KS

Flame Retardant (halogen- phosphorous-free)

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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.
Product
EcoPaXX® Q-KS is a versatile halogen-free flame-retarded long aliphatic polyamide with UL94 V0 & CTI 600V rating with high flow and ductility. It offers excellent retention of electric properties upon humidity uptake.
Sustainability
Bio-based
Special features
  • Phosphorous free
General Document
Regulatory Affairs
  • Absence Declaration BNST2023-11-16
  • Absence Declaration Biocidal Products2023-11-16
  • Absence Declaration EPA 20 High Priority Substances 20192023-11-16
  • Absence Declaration Food Allergens2023-11-16
  • Absence Declaration Nano Materials2023-11-16
  • Absence Declaration Ozone Depleting Chemicals2024-06-27
  • 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 Red Phosphorus2023-11-16
  • 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
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Processing technology
Injection Molding
Design challenge
Life cycle assessment
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Rheological properties

Molding shrinkage (parallel)
1.1
%
Molding shrinkage (normal)
0.9
%

Mechanical properties

Tensile modulus
3800
MPa
Tensile modulus (-40°C)
4200
MPa
Tensile modulus (65°C)
1900
MPa
Tensile modulus (80°C)
1300
MPa
Tensile modulus (90°C)
1200
MPa
Tensile modulus (100°C)
1100
MPa
Tensile modulus (125°C)
900
MPa
Tensile modulus, low thickness
3400
MPa
Tens. Mod. (Thickness tested)
0.6
mm
Yield stress
75
MPa
Yield stress (-40°C)
105
MPa
Yield stress (65°C)
47
MPa
Yield stress (90°C)
36
MPa
Yield stress (100°C)
33
MPa
Yield stress (125°C)
28
MPa
Yield strain
4
%
Nominal strain at break
6
%
Nominal strain at break (-40°C)
5
%
Nominal strain at break (65°C)
>50
%
Nominal strain at break (90°C)
>50
%
Nominal strain at break (100°C)
>50
%
Nominal strain at break (125°C)
>50
%
Flexural modulus
3900
MPa
Flexural strength
120
MPa
Charpy impact strength (+23°C)
75
kJ/m²
Charpy impact strength (-30°C)
85
kJ/m²
Charpy notched impact strength (+23°C)
3
kJ/m²
Charpy notched impact strength (-30°C)
2.8
kJ/m²
Weldline strength at thickness 1
60
MPa
Weldline strain at thickness 1
2.1
%
Thickness tested (1)
3
mm
Weldline strength at thickness 2
67
MPa
Weldline strain at thickness 2
2.5
%
Thickness tested (2)
0.6
mm

Thermal properties

Melting temperature (10°C/min)
250
°C
Temp. of deflection under load (1.80 MPa)
110
°C
Temp. of deflection under load (0.45 MPa)
190
°C
Burning Behav. at 1.5 mm nom. thickn.
V-0
class
Thickness tested
1.5
mm
UL recognition
Yes
-
Burning Behav. at 3.0 mm nom. thickn.
V-0
class
Thickness tested
3
mm
UL recognition
Yes
-
Oxygen index
36
%
Glow Wire Flammability Index GWFI
960
°C
GWFI (Thickness (1) tested)
0.75
mm
Glow Wire Ignition Temperature GWIT
960
°C
GWIT (Thickness (1) tested)
0.75
mm
Relative Temperature Index - electrical
130
°C
RTI electrical (Thickness (1) tested)
0.4
mm
Relative Temperature Index - electrical
130
°C
RTI electrical (Thickness (2) tested)
3
mm
Relative Temperature Index - with impact
95
°C
RTI with impact (Thickness (1) tested)
0.4
mm
Relative Temperature Index - with impact
95
°C
RTI with impact (Thickness (2) tested)
3
mm
Relative Temperature Index - without impact
115
°C
RTI without impact (Thickness (1) tested)
0.4
mm
Relative Temperature Index - without impact
115
°C
RTI without impact (Thickness (2) tested)
3
mm

Electrical properties

Relative permittivity (100Hz)
3.85
-
Relative permittivity (1 MHz)
3.45
-
Dissipation factor (100 Hz)
140
E-4
Dissipation factor (1 MHz)
200
E-4
Volume resistivity
>1E13
Ohm*m
Surface resistivity
Ohm
Electric strength
32
kV/mm
Comparative tracking index
600
V
Electric strength
37
kV/mm
at thickness
0.5
mm
at condition
40

Other properties

Water absorption
4.8
%
Water absorption in water at 23°C after 24h
0.6
%
Humidity absorption
1.8
%
Density
1160
kg/m³

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