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Arkema Rilsan® AZM 23 T6LD Nylon 12, 23% Glass 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,MHLR,16-050,GF23

Rigid grade with glass fiber filler (23%) for injection molding. Available colors: black and natural. Reinforced light and heat stabilizing agent. Mold-release agent.

Rigidity. High compressive strength. Very low shrinkage: include 0,5% on average for the design of the mold. Low coefficient of linear expansion. High dimensional stability.

Example applications: Rigid mechanical parts.

ISO data provided by the manufacturer, Arkema.

Physical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Melt Flow	3.2 g/10 min	3.2 g/10 min	235°C/2.16 kg load
Mechanical Properties
Tensile Strength, Ultimate	82 MPa	11900 psi	5 mm/min
Elongation at Break	6 %	6 %	5 mm/min
Tensile Modulus	5.52 GPa	801 ksi	1 mm/min
Charpy Impact Unnotched	6.81 J/cm²	32.4 ft-lb/in²
Charpy Impact, Notched, Low Temp	0.81 J/cm²	3.85 ft-lb/in²	at -30°C
Charpy Impact, Unnotched Low Temp	6.28 J/cm²	29.9 ft-lb/in²	at -30°C
Charpy Impact, Notched	1.37 J/cm²	6.52 ft-lb/in²
Thermal Properties
CTE, linear 20°C	60 µm/m-°C	33.3 µin/in-°F	Parallel to flow
Deflection Temperature at 0.46 MPa (66 psi)	173 °C	343 °F
Deflection Temperature at 1.8 MPa (264 psi)	165 °C	329 °F
Vicat Softening Point	165 °C	329 °F	50°C/hr; 50N