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Arkema Rilsan® AESN Y T6L Nylon 12, MoS2 Filled (Conditioned)

Subcategory: Filled/Reinforced Thermoplastic; 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,EHLS,22-010,MD05

Grade with molybdenum filler for extrusion. Available color: steel gray. Reinforced light and heat stabilizing agents.

Low friction coefficient. No need of lubricant. Good impact strength. Easy to be processed.

Example applications: Control cables tubing, parking brake control cable, cable for opening doors.

ISO data provided by the manufacturer, Arkema.

Physical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Density	1.04 g/cc	0.0376 lb/in³
Melt Flow	1.6 g/10 min	1.6 g/10 min	235°C/2.16 kg load
Mechanical Properties
Tensile Strength, Yield	46 MPa	6670 psi	50 mm/min
Elongation at Break	Min 50 %	Min 50 %	Nominal Strain; 50 mm/min
Elongation at Yield	7 %	7 %	50 mm/min
Tensile Modulus	1.58 GPa	229 ksi	1 mm/min
Charpy Impact Unnotched	NB	NB
Charpy Impact, Notched, Low Temp	0.68 J/cm²	3.24 ft-lb/in²	at -30°C
Charpy Impact, Unnotched Low Temp	NB	NB
Charpy Impact, Notched	0.68 J/cm²	3.24 ft-lb/in²
Electrical Properties
Electrical Resistivity	1e+014 ohm-cm	1e+014 ohm-cm
Surface Resistance	1e+014 ohm	1e+014 ohm
Thermal Properties
CTE, linear 20°C	90 µm/m-°C	50 µin/in-°F	Parallel to flow
Melting Point	174 °C	345 °F	(Dry)
Deflection Temperature at 0.46 MPa (66 psi)	140 °C	284 °F
Deflection Temperature at 1.8 MPa (264 psi)	55 °C	131 °F
Vicat Softening Point	143 °C	289 °F	50°C/hr; 50N
Flammability, UL94	V-2	V-2	3.2 mm
Flammability, UL94	V-2	V-2	1.6 mm