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Arkema Rilsan® AESN P40 TL Nylon 12, Flexible Tubing Grade (Conditioned)

Subcategory: Nylon; Nylon 12; Polymer; Thermoplastic

Close Analogs:
Arkema, formed in 2004, was formerly Atofina Chemicals and before that Elf Atochem.

Key Words: PA12; Polyamide 12

Material Notes:
Designation ISO 1874-PA12-P,EHL,22-004

Flexible grade for tubes extrusion. Available colors: black and natural. Light and heat stabilized.

High impact strength. High burst pressure. Very good chemical resistance. Easy to be processed.

Example applications: Pneumatic control tubes, Fuel line.

ISO data provided by the manufacturer, Arkema.

Physical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Density	1.04 g/cc	0.0376 lb/in³
Melt Flow	5.6 g/10 min	5.6 g/10 min	235°C/2.16 kg load
Mechanical Properties
Tensile Strength, Yield	24 MPa	3480 psi	50 mm/min
Elongation at Break	Min 50 %	Min 50 %	Nominal Strain; 50 mm/min
Elongation at Yield	25 %	25 %	50 mm/min
Tensile Modulus	0.415 GPa	60.2 ksi	1 mm/min
Charpy Impact Unnotched	NB	NB
Charpy Impact, Notched, Low Temp	0.39 J/cm²	1.86 ft-lb/in²	at -30°C
Charpy Impact, Unnotched Low Temp	NB	NB
Charpy Impact, Notched	NB	NB
Electrical Properties
Electrical Resistivity	1e+011 ohm-cm	1e+011 ohm-cm
Surface Resistance	5e+011 ohm	5e+011 ohm
Dielectric Strength	24 kV/mm	610 kV/in
Comparative Tracking Index	600 V	600 V
Thermal Properties
CTE, linear 20°C	140 µm/m-°C	77.8 µin/in-°F	Parallel to flow
Melting Point	168 °C	334 °F	(Dry)
Deflection Temperature at 0.46 MPa (66 psi)	125 °C	257 °F
Deflection Temperature at 1.8 MPa (264 psi)	46 °C	115 °F
Vicat Softening Point	130 °C	266 °F	50°C/hr; 50N
Flammability, UL94	HB	HB	3.2 mm
Flammability, UL94	HB	HB	1.6 mm