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CAMPUS® datasheet | Akulon® S240-C


This datasheet of Akulon® S240-C from DSM Engineering Plastics is provided by the international plastics database CAMPUS.

CAMPUS is organized by a group of leading international resin producers, who have agreed to test their material according to uniform conditions, based on ISO standards (ISO 10350, ISO 11403), in order to offer comparable data to the market.

This datasheet includes:

  Akulon® S240-C | PA66 | DSM Engineering Plastics
Product Texts
High Viscosity

ISO 1043 PA66

Akulon® polyamide 6 and 66 resins
Mechanical propertiesdry / condUnitTest Standard
Tensile Modulus 3000 / - MPa ISO 527-1/-2
Yield stress 80 / - MPa ISO 527-1/-2
Yield strain 4 / - % ISO 527-1/-2
Nominal strain at break >50 / - % ISO 527-1/-2
Charpy impact strength (+23°C) N / - kJ/m² ISO 179/1eU
Charpy impact strength (-30°C) N / - kJ/m² ISO 179/1eU
Thermal propertiesdry / condUnitTest Standard
Melting temperature (10°C/min) 260 / * °C ISO 11357-1/-3
Temp. of deflection under load (1.80 MPa) 70 / * °C ISO 75-1/-2
Temp. of deflection under load (0.45 MPa) 215 / * °C ISO 75-1/-2
Coeff. of linear therm. expansion (parallel) 90 / * E-6/K ISO 11359-1/-2
Coeff. of linear therm. expansion (normal) 90 / * E-6/K ISO 11359-1/-2
Burning Behav. at 1.5 mm nom. thickn. V-2 / * class IEC 60695-11-10
Thickness tested 1.5 / * mm IEC 60695-11-10
Electrical propertiesdry / condUnitTest Standard
Relative permittivity (100Hz) 3.6 / - - IEC 60250
Relative permittivity (1MHz) 3.3 / - - IEC 60250
Dissipation factor (100Hz) 90 / - E-4 IEC 60250
Dissipation factor (1MHz) 220 / - E-4 IEC 60250
Volume resistivity 1E13 / - Ohm*m IEC 60093
Electric strength 25 / - kV/mm IEC 60243-1
Other propertiesdry / condUnitTest Standard
Water absorption 9 / * % Sim. to ISO 62
Humidity absorption 2.5 / * % Sim. to ISO 62
Density 1140 / - kg/m³ ISO 1183
Material specific propertiesdry / condUnitTest Standard
Viscosity number 280 / * cm³/g ISO 307, 1157, 1628
Rheological calculation propertiesValueUnitTest Standard
Ejection temperature 235 °C -
Test specimen productionValueUnitTest Standard
Processing conditions acc. ISO 1870 - ISO ....-2
Injection Molding, melt temperature 290 °C ISO 294
Injection Molding, mold temperature 80 °C ISO 10724
Injection Molding, injection velocity 200 mm/s ISO 294
Diagrams
Viscosity-shear rate , Akulon® S240-C, PA66, DSM
Shearstress-shear rate , Akulon® S240-C, PA66, DSM
Specific volume-temperature (pvT) , Akulon® S240-C, PA66, DSM
Spec. enthalpy/mass-temp. (DSC) , Akulon® S240-C, PA66, DSM
Characteristics
Processing
Injection Molding, Film Extrusion, Profile Extrusion, Other Extrusion
Delivery form
Pellets
Additives
Lubricants
Regional Availability
Other text information
Injection molding
PREPROCESSING
Max. moisture content: 0,2 %
Drying temperature: 90 [°C]
Drying time:
Dehumidifying air dryer: 2 - 20 h (depending on the initial moisture content)

PROCESSING
Melt temperature: 270 - 290 [°C]
Mould temperature: 80 - 90 [°C]
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