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Capran® 77A

Polyamide 6

Supplied by Honeywell

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General  
Material Status 
  • Commercial: Discontinued
Availability 
  • North America
Features 
  • Autoclavable
  • Good Abrasion Resistance
  • Good Crack Resistance
  • Good Impact Resistance
  • Good Sterilizability
  • Good Tear Strength
  • High Clarity
  • High Gloss
  • Puncture Resistant
  • Radiation Sterilizable
Uses 
  • Film
  • Food Packaging
  • Medical/Healthcare Applications
  • Packaging
  
Agency Ratings 
Appearance 
  • Clear/Transparent
Forms 
  • Film
Processing Method 
  • Thermoforming
Physical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Density
g/cm³
 ASTM D1505
Films
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Film Thickness - Tested
mil
  
Secant Modulus
     ASTM D882
1% Secant, MD
psi
  
1% Secant, TD
psi
  
Tensile Strength
     ASTM D882
MD: Yield
psi
  
TD: Yield
psi
  
Tensile Elongation
     ASTM D882
MD: Break
%
  
TD: Break
%
  
Elmendorf Tear Strength
     ASTM D1922
MD
g
  
TD
g
  
Oxygen Permeability
cm³·mil/100in²/atm/24 hr
 ASTM D3985
Optical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Haze
%
 ASTM D1003
Related Terminology
Product names can be difficult to match. You may have searched any one of these terms to find this product: Capran® 77A, Capran 77A, Capran® , Capran, Capran77A, 77 A, 77A, Polyamide 6, Nylon 6, Polyamide, Nylon, pa6, Honeywell, Polyamide6, Nylon6, A77
Generic Name
Generic Name may also be described by the following terms: PA6.
Features
Features may also be described by the following terms: Good Abrasion Resistance, Abrasion Resistant, Autoclavable, Autoclave, High Clarity, Good Crack Resistance, Crack Resistant, High Gloss, Good Impact Resistance, Good Puncture Resistance, Puncture Resistant, Good Starilizability, Sterilizable, Radiation Sterilizable, Radiation Sterilization, gamma sterilization, gamma sterilizable, Good Tear Strength.
Uses
Uses may also be described by the following terms: Medical Applications, Food Packaging.
Agency Ratings
This plastic material has 1 certifications from the following agencies (the number in parentheses shows the number of certifications for that agency): FDA (1).
Notes
1Typical properties: these are not to be construed as specifications.
 
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