LNP™ THERMOTUF™ Compound PF008IR

Chemical Family: Polyamides

SABIC's Specialties Business LNP THERMOTUF PF008IR compound is based on Nylon 6 resin containing 40% glass fiber. Added features of this grade include: Impact Modified, Mold Release. This product does not contain PFAS intentionally added during SHPP’s manufacturing process and are not expected to contain unintentional PFAS impurities. Each user is responsible for evaluating the presence of unintentional PFAS impurities.

Product families

Applications

Consumer Goods — Appliances & Electronics
Consumer Goods — Lawn & Garden
Consumer Goods — Sports & Recreation

Building & Construction — Decorative Materials & Finishes

Artificial Turf

Electrical & Electronics — Devices & Assemblies

Consumer Electronics
Displays

Printing & Packaging — Packaging

Non-Food Consumer Packaging

Personal Care — Packaging & Accessories

Applicators & Accessories

Electrical & Electronics — Parts & Components

Connectors
Switches & Relays

Product Families

Plastics — Engineering & Specialty Polymers

Polyamides

Other characteristics

Brand: LNP™ THERMOTUF™ Compound
Polymer Name: Polyamide 6 (PA 6)
Fillers Included: Glass Fiber
Flexural Modulus: 9850.0 - 9850.0 MPa
Additives Included: Impact Modifier, Mold Release Agent
Impact Modifier
Mold Release Agent
Processing Methods: Injection Molding
Note: ᵍ Measurements made from Laboratory test Coupon. Actual shrinkage may vary outside of range due to differences in processing conditions, equipment, part geometry and tool design. It is recommended that mold shrinkage studies be performed with surrogate or legacy tooling prior to cutting tools for new molded article.; ⁷ Injection Molding parameters are only mentioned as general guidelines. These may not apply or may need adjustment in specific situations such as low shot sizes, large part molding, thin wall molding and gas-assist molding.; ¹¹ The information stated on Technical Datasheets should be used as indicative only for material selection purposes and not be utilized as specification or used for part or tool design.
Markets: Building & Construction
Consumer Goods
Electrical & Electronics
Personal Care
Printing & Packaging
Technology: Plastics
Labeling Claims: No Added PFAS
Material Features: Good Mold Release
High Impact Performance
High Impact Resistance
High Modulus
High Stiffness
Impact Modified
No Added PFAS
Country Availability: Canada
China (Mainland)
Mexico
USA
Plastics and Elastomers End Uses: Appliances
Building Materials
Cell Phones
Commercial Appliance
Computer Components
Consumer Applications
Containers
Displays
Plastics and Elastomers Functions: Resin
Plastics and Elastomers Processing Methods: Injection Molding

Technical data

Table 1 of 5

5 rows

Characteristic	Value	Unit	Method
Tensile Stress (Break) ¹¹	143	MPa	ASTM D638
Tensile Strain (Break) ¹¹	2.4	%	ASTM D638
Tensile Modulus (at 50 mm/min) ¹¹	13100	MPa	ASTM D638
Flexural Stress ¹¹	255	MPa	ASTM D790
Flexural Modulus ¹¹	9850	MPa	ASTM D790

Table 2 of 5

2 rows

Characteristic	Value	Unit	Method
Density ¹¹	1.46E+00	g/cm³	ASTM D792
Mold Shrinkage (flow, 24 hrs) ᵍ ¹¹	0.3	%	ASTM D955

Table 3 of 5

1 row

Characteristic	Value	Unit	Method
Heat Deflection Temperature (at 1.82 MPa, 3.2mm, Unannealed) ¹¹	205	°C	ASTM D648

Table 4 of 5