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Arkema Rilsan® ASR 30 Nylon 12, 30% Carbon Fiber 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,M,16-120,CF30

Rigid grade with carbon fiber filler (30%) for injection molding. Available color: black.

Very high rigidity. High strength-to-weight ratio. Very low shrinkage: include 0,5% on average for the design of the mold. High dimensional stability (low moisture absorption). Antistatic properties.

Example applications: Parts with high mechanical properties and dimensional precision.

ISO data provided by the manufacturer, Arkema.

Physical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Density	1.15 g/cc	0.0415 lb/in³
Melt Flow	3 g/10 min	3 g/10 min	235°C/2.16 kg load
Mechanical Properties
Tensile Strength, Ultimate	154 MPa	22300 psi	5 mm/min
Elongation at Break	3 %	3 %	5 mm/min
Tensile Modulus	14 GPa	2030 ksi	1 mm/min
Charpy Impact Unnotched	5.92 J/cm²	28.2 ft-lb/in²
Charpy Impact, Notched, Low Temp	0.91 J/cm²	4.33 ft-lb/in²	at -30°C
Charpy Impact, Unnotched Low Temp	5.86 J/cm²	27.9 ft-lb/in²	at -30°C
Charpy Impact, Notched	1.55 J/cm²	7.38 ft-lb/in²
Electrical Properties
Electrical Resistivity	400 ohm-cm	400 ohm-cm
Dielectric Strength	1 kV/mm	25.4 kV/in
Comparative Tracking Index	100 V	100 V
Thermal Properties
CTE, linear 20°C	40 µm/m-°C	22.2 µin/in-°F	Parallel to flow
Melting Point	174 °C	345 °F	(Dry)
Deflection Temperature at 0.46 MPa (66 psi)	175 °C	347 °F
Deflection Temperature at 1.8 MPa (264 psi)	162 °C	324 °F
Vicat Softening Point	170 °C	338 °F	50°C/hr; 50N
Flammability, UL94	HB	HB	3.1 mm
Flammability, UL94	HB	HB	1.6 mm