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Ultramid®  8255 HS - BASF Corporation - 

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1609 Biddle Avenue
Wyandotte, MI 48192
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Phone: 800-527-TECH
Ultramid 8255 HS by BASF Corporation is a Nylon 6 (Polyamide 6) plastic material. This plastic material has approval for 7 Automotive Specifications.
General Information
Product Description

Ultramid 8255 HS is a heat stabilized, impact modified type 6 nylon graft copolymer developed for both injection molding and extrusion applications. It exhibits varying levels of toughness and flexibility combined with excellent thermal and chemical resistance properties provided by the nylon backbone. It maintains its inherent chemical resistance to greases, oils and hydrocarbons.

General  
Material Status
  • Commercial: Active
  • Availability
  • North America
  • Test Standards Available
  • ASTM
  • ISO 10350
  • Additive
  • Heat Stabilizer
  • Impact Modifier
  • Features
  • Copolymer
  • Good Abrasion Resistance
  • Good Chemical Resistance
  • Good Dimensional Stability
  • Good Flexibility
  • Good Flow
  • Good Impact Resistance
  • Good Processability
  • Good Thermal Aging Resistance
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  • Good Thermal Stability
  • Good Toughness
  • Grease Resistant
  • Heat Stabilized
  • Hydrocarbon Resistant
  • Impact Modified
  • Medium Viscosity
  • Oil Resistant
  • Semi Crystalline
  • Uses
  • Automotive Applications
  • Cable Jacketing
  • Connectors
  •  
  • Fasteners
  • Sporting Goods
  • Tubing
  • Appearance
  • Natural Color
  • Forms
  • Pellets
  • Processing Method
  • Injection Molding
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    Automotive Specifications 
    This plastic material has approval for 7 automotive specifications from the following agencies (the number in parentheses shows the number of specifications for that agency): FORD (1), ASTM (3), CHRYSLER (1), GM (2). This is just a summary of complete data available in IDES' Prospector.
    Features (Alternate Representations) 
    Good Thermal Stability, Good Impact Resistance, Good Flexibility, Flexible, Good Chemical Resistance, Chemical Resistant, Heat Stabilized, Heat-ageing Stabilized, Heat Ageing Stabilized, Heat-aging Stabilized, Heat Aging Stabilized, Good Toughness, Tough, Good Abrasion Resistance, Abrasion Resistant, Semi-Crystalline, Good Dimensional Stability, Dimensionally Stable, Good Flow, Good Processability, Easy Processing, Good Thermal Aging Resistance, Thermal Aging Resistant, Medium Viscosity.
    Uses (Alternate Representations) 
    Automotive Applications, Automotive Sector, Tubing, Tube.
    Generic Alias 
    PA6.
    Spelling Variations 
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    Ultramid® 8255 HS, Ultramid 8255 HS, Ultramid® , Ultramid, Ultramid8255HS, 8255 HS, 8255HS, Polyamide 6, Nylon 6, Polyamide, Nylon, pa6, BASF, Polyamide6, Nylon6, HS8255
     
    Ultramid 8255 HS - BASF - Polyamide 6 Plastic

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