Akulon® K224-G8U

Chemical Family: Polyamides

Akulon® K224-G8U is a polyamide 6 (PA 6) resin characterized by its lightweight properties and commonly used in the automotive and transportation industries for various applications. They find use in automotive exterior and body components as well as interior parts. Specific end uses of this product include door panels, flooring, and wheel housing parts within the plastics and elastomers category.

Product families

Automotive & Transportation — Automotive

Exterior & Body
Interior

Other characteristics

Brand: Akulon®
Polymer Name: Polyamide 6 (PA 6)
Fillers Included: Glass Fiber
Processing Methods: Injection Molding, Injection Molding
Reinforcement Material: Glass Fibers
Markets: Automotive & Transportation
Technology: Composite Materials
Plastics
Packaging Type: Bags
Boxes
Silos
Super Sacks
Material Features: Light Weight
Reinforcement Form: Tape
Unidirectional Fabric
Certifications and Compliance: ISO 14001
OHSAS
REACH (Europe)
Composite Materials Functions: Resins Binders & Matrix Materials
Composites Processing Methods: Injection Molding
Plastics and Elastomers End Uses: Door Panel
Flooring
Wheel Housing Parts
Plastics and Elastomers Functions: Resin

Technical data

Table 1 of 6

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Characteristic	Value	Unit	Method
Tensile Modulus	13500 / 8500	MPa	ISO 527-1/-2
Stress at Break	205 / 140	MPa	ISO 527-1/-2
Strain at Break	3.7 / 4.5	%	ISO 527-1/-2
Flexural Modulus	12000 / -	MPa	ISO 178
Flexural Strength	325 / *	MPa	ISO 178
Charpy Impact Strength (at +23°C)	100 / 110	kJ/m2	ISO 179/1eU
Charpy Impact Strength (at -30°C)	90 / 85	kJ/m2	ISO 179/1eU
Charpy Notched Impact Strength (at +23°C)	17 / 34	kJ/m2	ISO 179/leA
Charpy Notched Impact Strength (at -30°C)	15 / 15	kJ/m2	ISO 179/leA
Izod Notched Impact Strength (at +23°C)	18 / -	kJ/m2	ISO 180/1A

Table 2 of 6

5 rows

Characteristic	Value	Unit	Method
Melting Temperature (at 10°C/min)	220 /	°C	ISO 11357-1/-3
Temperature of Deflection Under Load (1.80 MPa)	212 /	°C	ISO 75-1/-2
Temperature of Deflection Under Load (0.45 MPa)	220 /	°C	ISO 75-1/-2
Coefficient of Linear Thermal Expansion (parallel)	0.2 / *	E-4/°C	ISO 11359-1/-2
Coefficient of Linear Thermal Expansion (normal)	0.5 / *	E-4/°C	ISO 11359-1/-2

Table 3 of 6

4 rows

Characteristic	Value	Unit
Density of Melt	1290 / *	kg/m³
Thermal Conductivity of Melt	0.34 / *	W/(mK)
Specific Heat Capacity Melt	1970 / *	J/(kg)
Effective Thermal Diffusivity	1.34E-7 / *	m²/s

Table 4 of 6

3 rows

Characteristic	Value	Unit	Method
Water Absorption	5.5 / *	%	Sim. to ISO 62
Humidity Absorption	1.7 / *	%	Sim. to ISO 62
Density	1490 / -	kg/m³	ISO 1183

Table 5 of 6

2 rows

Characteristic	Value	Unit	Method
Molding Shrinkage (parallel)	0.2 / *	%	ISO 294-4
Molding Shrinkage (normal)	0.4 / *	%	ISO 294-4

Химическая стойкость

385 rows

Characteristic	Value	Unit
Other	Acetaldehyde (40% by mass) at 23°C	limited resistant, tests necessary to verify
Other	Acetamide (50% by mass) at 23°C	limited resistant, tests necessary to verify
Other	Acetamide (50% by mass) at >140°C	not resistant
Other	Acetic acid (10% by mass) at 100°C	not resistant
Other	Acetic acid (10% by mass) at 23°C	limited resistant, tests necessary to verify
Other	Acetic acid (95% by mass) at 23°C	not resistant
Ketones	Acetone at 23°C	resistant
Other	Acetophenone at 23°C	resistant
Other	Acetyl chloride at 23°C	not resistant
Other	Acetylene at 23°C	resistant
Other	Acrylic acid at 23°C	not resistant
Other	Aliphatic amines at 23°C	resistant