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Ultramid® 8270 HS

Polyamide 6

Supplied by BASF Corporation

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Product Description
Ultramid 8270 HS is a thermally modified PA6 blow molding compound exhibiting exceptional toughness and melt strength ideally suited for blow molding, profile extrusion, and other applications requiring extra high melt viscosity. It exhibits excellent permeability and chemical resistance to oils, hydrocarbons and most solvents.
General  
Material Status 
  • Commercial: Active
Availability 
  • North America
Additive 
  • Heat Stabilizer
Features 
  • Good Abrasion Resistance
  • Good Chemical Resistance
  • Good Dimensional Stability
  • Good Melt Strength
  • Good Processability
  • Good Stiffness
  • Good Thermal Aging Resistance
  • Heat Stabilized
  • Semi Crystalline
  • Ultra High Toughness
  • Very high Viscosity
Uses 
  • Automotive Under the Hood
  • Fuel Tanks
  • Industrial Containers
Agency Ratings 
RoHS Compliance 
Appearance 
  • Natural Color
Forms 
  • Pellets
Processing Method 
  • Blow Molding
  • Injection Molding
 
Physical
Dry
Conditioned
Unit
Test Method
Specific Gravity
--
 
ASTM D792
Water Absorption
      ASTM D570
24 hr
--
%
 
Saturation
--
%
 
Equilibrium, 50% RH
--
%
 
Mechanical
Dry
Conditioned
Unit
Test Method
Tensile Strength
      ASTM D638
Yield, -40°F
psi
 
Yield, 73°F
psi
 
Yield, 250°F
--
psi
 
Tensile Elongation
      ASTM D638
Yield, 73°F
--
%
 
Break, 73°F
--
%
 
Flexural Modulus
      ASTM D790
-40°F
psi
 
73°F
psi
 
149°F
--
psi
 
194°F
--
psi
 
250°F
--
psi
 
Flexural Strength
      ASTM D790
-40°F
psi
 
73°F
psi
 
149°F
--
psi
 
194°F
--
psi
 
250°F
--
psi
 
Impact
Dry
Conditioned
Unit
Test Method
Notched Izod Impact
      ASTM D256
-40°F
ft·lb/in
 
73°F
 
 
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
 
Peak Melting Temperature
--
°F
ASTM D3418
CLTE - Flow
--
in/in/°F
ASTM E831
Related Terminology
Dry
Product names can be difficult to match. You may have searched any one of these terms to find this product: Ultramid® 8270 HS, Ultramid 8270 HS, Ultramid® , Ultramid, Ultramid8270HS, 8270 HS, 8270HS, Polyamide 6, Nylon 6, Polyamide, Nylon, pa6, BASF, Polyamide6, Nylon6, HS8270
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: Good Chemical Resistance, Chemical Resistant, Good Melt Strength, Ultra High Toughness, Heat Stabilized, Heat-ageing Stabilized, Heat Ageing Stabilized, Heat-aging Stabilized, Heat Aging Stabilized, Good Abrasion Resistance, Abrasion Resistant, Semi-Crystalline, Good Dimensional Stability, Dimensionally Stable, Good Processability, Easy Processing, Good Stiffness, Good Thermal Aging Resistance, Thermal Aging Resistant, Very High Viscosity.
Uses
Dry
Uses may also be described by the following terms: Fuel Tanks, Industrial Containers, Industrial Containers.
Agency Ratings
Dry
This plastic material has 1 certifications from the following agencies (the number in parentheses shows the number of certifications for that agency): ULC (1).
Conditioned
Product names can be difficult to match. You may have searched any one of these terms to find this product: Ultramid® 8270 HS, Ultramid 8270 HS, Ultramid® , Ultramid, Ultramid8270HS, 8270 HS, 8270HS, Polyamide 6, Nylon 6, Polyamide, Nylon, pa6, BASF, Polyamide6, Nylon6, HS8270
Notes
1Typical properties: these are not to be construed as specifications.
 
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