Aegis® BX3WQ662 Honeywell Polyamide 6

Product Description

Aegis BX3WQ662 is a medium viscosity, heat stabilized, nylon 6 universal wire jacketing resin offering excellent performance through the range of THHN, THWN, and TFFN constructions. This product possesses 3% extractables for a balance of performance properties including flexibility, toughness and abrasion resistance combined with excellent chemical resistance to gasoline, oil and other hydrocarbons.

General

Material Status

Commercial: Active

Availability

North America

Additive

Heat Stabilizer

Features

Gasoline Resistance

Good Abrasion Resistance

Good Chemical Resistance

Good Flexibility

Good Toughness

Heat Stabilized

Hydrocarbon Resistant

Medium Viscosity

Oil Resistant

Uses

Wire & Cable Applications

Wire Jacketing

Wire Types

TFFN

THHN

THWN

Forms

Pellets

Processing Method

Injection Molding

Physical	Dry	Conditioned	Unit	Test Method
Specific Gravity		--		ASTM D792
Mechanical	Dry	Conditioned	Unit	Test Method
Tensile Strength				ASTM D638
Yield	--		psi
Yield, 73°F		--	psi
Tensile Elongation				ASTM D638
Yield, 73°F			%
Break, 73°F			%
Flexural Modulus				ASTM D790
73°F			psi
250°F		--	psi
Flexural Strength				ASTM D790
-40°F		--	psi
73°F			psi
250°F		--	psi
Impact	Dry	Conditioned	Unit	Test Method
Notched Izod Impact				ASTM D256
-40°F		--	ft·lb/in
73°F			ft·lb/in
Hardness	Dry	Conditioned	Unit	Test Method
Rockwell Hardness (R-Scale)		--		ASTM D785
Thermal	Dry	Conditioned	Unit	Test Method
Deflection Temperature Under Load				ASTM D648
66 psi, Unannealed		--	°F
264 psi, Unannealed		--	°F
Melting Temperature		--	°F
CLTE - Flow		--	in/in/°F	ASTM D696
Electrical	Dry	Conditioned	Unit	Test Method
Volume Resistivity		--	ohm·cm	ASTM D257
Dielectric Strength² (0.0591 in)		--	V/mil	ASTM D149
Additional Information
Dry	Moisture, max, ASTM 2-2B: 0.12 % Volume Resistivity, ASTM D257, 1.5mm: 4.6e15 ohm-cm
Related Terminology
Dry	Product names can be difficult to match. You may have searched any one of these terms to find this product: Aegis® BX3WQ662, Aegis BX3WQ662, Aegis® , Aegis, AegisBX3WQ662, BX 3 WQ 662, BX3WQ662, BX3, 3WQ, WQ662, Polyamide 6, Nylon 6, Polyamide, Nylon, pa6, Honeywell, Polyamide6, Nylon6, 3BX
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.
Features
Dry	Features may also be described by the following terms: Medium Viscosity, Heat Stabilized, Heat-ageing Stabilized, Heat Ageing Stabilized, Heat-aging Stabilized, Heat Aging Stabilized, Good Flexibility, Flexible, Good Toughness, Tough, Good Abrasion Resistance, Abrasion Resistant, Good Chemical Resistance, Chemical Resistant.
Uses
Dry	Uses may also be described by the following terms: Wire and Cable Applications, Wire & Cable Applications.
Conditioned	Product names can be difficult to match. You may have searched any one of these terms to find this product: Aegis® BX3WQ662, Aegis BX3WQ662, Aegis® , Aegis, AegisBX3WQ662, BX 3 WQ 662, BX3WQ662, BX3, 3WQ, WQ662, Polyamide 6, Nylon 6, Polyamide, Nylon, pa6, Honeywell, Polyamide6, Nylon6, 3BX

Injection	Dry	Unit
Drying Temperature		°F
Suggested Max Moisture		%
Rear Temperature		°F
Middle Temperature		°F
Front Temperature		°F
Processing (Melt) Temp		°F

Notes

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

²Method A (Short-Time)

Aegis® BX3WQ662

Polyamide 6

Supplied by Honeywell