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Arkema Rilsan® AUM 50 NOIR T6LD Nylon 12, 50% Glass Bead 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,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
Melt Flow	5 g/10 min	5 g/10 min	235°C/2.16 kg load
Mechanical Properties
Tensile Strength, Yield	49 MPa	7110 psi	50 mm/min
Elongation at Break	18 %	18 %	Nominal Strain; 50 mm/min
Elongation at Yield	5 %	5 %	50 mm/min
Tensile Modulus	3.13 GPa	454 ksi	1 mm/min
Charpy Impact Unnotched	8.01 J/cm²	38.1 ft-lb/in²
Charpy Impact, Notched, Low Temp	0.38 J/cm²	1.81 ft-lb/in²	at -30°C
Charpy Impact, Unnotched Low Temp	6.11 J/cm²	29.1 ft-lb/in²	at -30°C
Charpy Impact, Notched	0.44 J/cm²	2.09 ft-lb/in²
Electrical Properties
Electrical Resistivity	1e+013 ohm-cm	1e+013 ohm-cm
Surface Resistance	1e+013 ohm	1e+013 ohm
Dielectric Strength	40 kV/mm	1020 kV/in
Comparative Tracking Index	600 V	600 V
Thermal Properties
CTE, linear 20°C	60 µm/m-°C	33.3 µin/in-°F	Parallel to flow
Melting Point	174 °C	345 °F	(Dry)
Deflection Temperature at 0.46 MPa (66 psi)	160 °C	320 °F
Deflection Temperature at 1.8 MPa (264 psi)	68 °C	154 °F
Vicat Softening Point	165 °C	329 °F	50°C/hr; 50N
Flammability, UL94	HB	HB	3.1 mm
Flammability, UL94	HB	HB	1.6 mm