AKROMID B3 GF 40 AKRO-PLASTIC Polyamide 6 (Glass Fiber Reinforcement, 40%)

Product Description

This material, produced by AKRO-PLASTICS in China, has identical property data and carries this grade designationn: B3 GF 40 CN (2474) (Dry)

General

Material Status

Commercial: Active

Availability

Asia Pacific

Europe

Filler / Reinforcement

Glass Fiber Reinforcement, 40% Filler by Weight

Automotive Specifications

Forms

Pellets

Processing Method

Injection Molding

Physical	Dry	Conditioned	Unit	Test Method
Density		--	g/cm³	ISO 1183
Molding Shrinkage				ISO 294-4
Across Flow		--	%
Flow		--	%
Water Absorption				ISO 62
Saturation, 73°F		--	%
Equilibrium, 73°F, 50% RH		--	%
Mechanical	Dry	Conditioned	Unit	Test Method
Tensile Modulus			psi	ISO 527-2/1
Tensile Stress (Break)			psi	ISO 527-2/5
Tensile Strain (Break)			%	ISO 527-2/5
Flexural Modulus²		--	psi	ISO 178
Flexural Strength²		--	psi	ISO 178
Impact	Dry	Conditioned	Unit	Test Method
Charpy Notched Impact Strength				ISO 179/1eA
-22°F		--	ft·lb/in²
73°F			ft·lb/in²
Charpy Unnotched Impact Strength				ISO 179/1eU
-22°F		--	ft·lb/in²
73°F			ft·lb/in²
Thermal	Dry	Conditioned	Unit	Test Method
Heat Deflection Temperature
264 psi, Unannealed		--	°F	ISO 75-2/A
1160 psi, Unannealed		--	°F	ISO 75-2/C
Melting Temperature		--	°F	ISO 11357-3
Temperature Index				IEC 216
--³		--	°F
--⁴		--	°F
Electrical	Dry	Conditioned	Unit	Test Method
Surface Resistivity			ohms	IEC 60093
Volume Resistivity			ohm·cm	IEC 60093
Flammability	Dry	Conditioned	Unit	Test Method
Burning Rate⁵ (0.0394 in)		--	in/min	FMVSS 302
Flame Rating - UL (0.0630 in)		--		UL 94
Additional Information	Dry	Conditioned	Unit	Test Method
Flowability - Flowspiral⁶		--	in	Internal Method
Related Terminology
Dry	Product names can be difficult to match. You may have searched any one of these terms to find this product: AKROMID® B3 GF 40, AKROMID B3 GF 40, AKROMID® , AKROMID, AKROMIDB3GF40, B 3 GF 40, B3 GF 40, B3, 3GF, GF40, B3GF40, Polyamide 6, Nylon 6, Polyamide, Nylon, pa6, AKRO-PLASTIC, Polyamide6, Nylon6, 3B
Generic Name
Dry	Generic Name may also be described by the following terms: PA6.
Conditioned	Generic Name may also be described by the following terms: PA6.
Automotive Specifications
Dry	This plastic material has approval for 1 automotive specifications from the following agencies (the number in parentheses shows the number of specifications for that agency): GM (1).
Conditioned	Product names can be difficult to match. You may have searched any one of these terms to find this product: AKROMID® B3 GF 40, AKROMID B3 GF 40, AKROMID® , AKROMID, AKROMIDB3GF40, B 3 GF 40, B3 GF 40, B3, 3GF, GF40, B3GF40, Polyamide 6, Nylon 6, Polyamide, Nylon, pa6, AKRO-PLASTIC, Polyamide6, Nylon6, 3B

Injection	Dry	Unit
Drying Temperature		°F
Drying Time		hr
Rear Temperature		°F
Middle Temperature		°F
Front Temperature		°F
Nozzle Temperature		°F
Processing (Melt) Temp		°F
Mold Temperature		°F
Injection Pressure		psi
Holding Pressure		psi
Back Pressure		psi
Injection Notes
Feed Section: 60 to 80°C

Notes

¹Typical properties: these are not to be construed as specifications.

²0.079 in/min

³50 % loss of tens.strength, 5000 hrs

⁴50 % loss of tens.strength, 20000 hrs

⁵Passed

⁶mould temperature: 80 °C, melt temperature: 270 °C, injection pressure: 750 bar, cross section of flow spiral: 7 mm x 3.5 mm

AKROMID® B3 GF 40

Polyamide 6

Glass Fiber Reinforcement, 40%

Supplied by AKRO-PLASTIC GmbH