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Arkema Rilsan® AUM 50 NOIR T6LD Nylon 12, 50% Glass Bead Filled (Dry)

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,MHLR,16-020,GB50

Rigid grad with glass beads filler (50%) for injection molding. Available color: black. Reinforced light and heat stabilizing agents. Mold-release agent.

Good mechanical properties. Reinforced isotropic performances. High compressive strength. Very low shrinkage: include 0,5% on average for the design of the mold. High dimensional stability (low moisture absorption). Low coefficient of linear expansion.

Potable water contact approval WRC 950 1509.

Example applications: Mechanical parts with dimensional precision.

ISO data provided by the manufacturer, Arkema.

Physical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Density	1.42 g/cc	0.0513 lb/in³
Water Absorption	1 %	1 %
Melt Flow	5 g/10 min	5 g/10 min	235°C/2.16 kg load
Mechanical Properties
Tensile Strength, Yield	52 MPa	7540 psi	50 mm/min
Elongation at Break	18 %	18 %	Nominal Strain; 50 mm/min
Elongation at Yield	4 %	4 %	50 mm/min
Tensile Modulus	3.64 GPa	528 ksi	1 mm/min
Charpy Impact Unnotched	8.11 J/cm²	38.6 ft-lb/in²
Charpy Impact, Notched, Low Temp	0.35 J/cm²	1.67 ft-lb/in²	at -30°C
Charpy Impact, Unnotched Low Temp	7.6 J/cm²	36.2 ft-lb/in²	at -30°C
Charpy Impact, Notched	0.42 J/cm²	2 ft-lb/in²
Electrical Properties
Dissipation Factor	0.000423	0.000423	1 MHz
Dissipation Factor, Low Frequency	0.00053	0.00053	100 Hz
Thermal Properties
Melting Point	174 °C	345 °F	10°C/min
Flammability, UL94	HB	HB	3.1 mm
Flammability, UL94	HB	HB	1.6 mm