VESTAMID® DX9304 BK E70238

Identification & Functionality

Additives Included

Heat Stabilizer,

Impact Modifier,

Light Stabilizer

Chemical Family

Polyamides

Polymer Name

Polyamide 612 (PA 612)

Plastics & Elastomers Functions

Resin

Technologies

Plastics

Product Families

Plastics — Engineering & Specialty Polymers

Polyamides

Features & Benefits

Materials Features

Chemical Resistant,

Dimensional Stability,

Electrically Insulating,

Fuel Resistant,

Good Impact Strength,

Good Light Stability,

Good Thermal Stability,

Good Weather Stability,

Heat Resistance,

Heat Stabilized,

High Viscosity,

Impact Modified,

Impact Resistance,

Light Stabilized,

Low Moisture Absorption,

Oil Resistant,

UV Resistant,

Unreinforced,

Very Good Heat Resistance

Product Attributes

• The material absorbs only little moisture. Therefore dimensions and properties of parts are nearly unaffected through ambient conditions.
• The process temperatures should be in the range of 240-270°C. Pigmentation may affect values.

Applications & Uses

Markets

Industrial

Applications

Industrial — Chemical & Industrial Manufacturing

Equipment & Parts

Plastics & Elastomers End Uses

Automotive Applications,

Hoses,

Hydraulic Clutch Lines,

Industrial Applications,

Tubes

Plastics & Elastomers Processing Methods

Extrusion,

Injection Molding,

Profile Extrusion

Application Information

The melting point of VESTAMID® DX9304 BK E70238, about 35 °C higher than PA 11 and PA 12 compounds, allows higher temperatures in use. The compound is especially suitable for the extrusion of tubing systems that are exposed to high burst pressures at high service temperatures, e.g. hydraulic clutch lines.

Properties

Color

Black

Flame Rating

IEC 60695-11-10 HB

Physical Form

Granules,

Pellets,

Solid

Mechanical Properties

	Value	Units	Test Method / Conditions
Tensile Modulus (dry)	268000	psi	ISO 527
Tensile Modulus (cond.)	174000	psi	ISO 527
Tensile Strength (dry)	7250	psi	ISO 527
Yield Stress (dry)	7250	psi	ISO 527
Yield Stress (cond.)	5950	psi	ISO 527
Yield Strain (dry)	5	%	ISO 527
Yield Strain (cond.)	20	%	ISO 527
Stress at Break (dry)	6240	psi	ISO 527
Nominal Strain at Break (ɛtb, dry)	41	%	ISO 527
Nominal Strain at Break (ɛtb, cond.)	min. 50	%	ISO 527
Charpy Notched Impact Strength (+23°C, dry)	19	ftlb/in²	ISO 179/1eA
Charpy Notched Impact Strength (+23°C, cond.)	45.2	ftlb/in²	ISO 179/1eA
Charpy Notched Impact Strength (-30°C, dry)	14.3	ftlb/in²	ISO 179/1eA
Charpy Notched Impact Strength (-30°C, cond.)	8.56	ftlb/in²	ISO 179/1eA
Flexural Modulus (23°C, dry)	264000	psi	ISO 178
Flexural Modulus (23°C, cond.)	152000	psi	ISO 178
Flexural Stress at Conv. Deflection (23°C, dry)	8410	psi	ISO 178
Flexural Stress at Conv. Deflection (23°C, cond.)	4640	psi	ISO 178
Flexural Strength (23°C, dry)	10400	psi	ISO 178
Flexural Strength (23°C, cond.)	6380	psi	ISO 178
Flexural Strain at Flexural Strength (23°C, dry)	7	%	ISO 178
Flexural Strain at Flexural Strength (23°C, cond.)	8	%	ISO 178

Physical Properties

	Value	Units	Test Method / Conditions
Density (dry)	1.04	g/cm³	ISO 1183
Density (cond.)	1.04	g/cm³	ISO 1183
Water Absorption (dry)	2.7	%	Sim. to ISO 62
Humidity Absorption (dry)	1.3	%	Sim. to ISO 62
Shore D Hardness (dry)	75(3 sec)	—	ISO 7619-1
Shore D Hardness (cond.)	74(3 sec)	—	ISO 7619-1

Thermal Properties

	Value	Units	Test Method / Conditions
Melting Temperature (dry)	415	°F	ISO 11357-1/-3
Temperature of Deflection Under Load A (1.80 Mpa, dry)	122	°F	ISO 75-1/-2
Temperature of Deflection Under Load B (0.45 Mpa, dry)	338	°F	ISO 75-1/-2
Vicat Softening Temperature A (10 N, 50 K/h, dry)	408	°F	ISO 306
Vicat Softening Temperature B (50 N, 50 K/h, dry)	347	°F	ISO 306
Coefficient of Linear Thermal Expansion (23°C to 55 °C, Parallel, dry)	8.33e-05	in/in/°F	ISO 11359-1/-2

Electrical Properties

	Value	Units	Test Method / Conditions
Volume Resistivity (pV, dry)	3.2E12	Ohm*m	IEC 62631-3-1
Volume Resistivity (pV, cond.)	1.8E10	Ohm*m	IEC 62631-3-1
Surface Resistivity (σC, Circular Electrodes, dry)	1.3E14	Ohm/sq	IEC 62631-3-2
Surface Resistivity (σC, Circular Electrodes, cond.)	1.4E14	Ohm/sq	IEC 62631-3-2
Relative Permittivity (50Hz, dry)	4.2	—	IEC 62631-2-1
Relative Permittivity (100Hz, dry)	4.1	—	IEC 62631-2-1
Relative Permittivity (1MHz, dry)	3.2	—	IEC 62631-2-1
Dissipation Factor (50Hz, dry)	690	E-4	IEC 62631-2-1
Dissipation Factor (100Hz, dry)	560	E-4	IEC 62631-2-1
Dissipation Factor (1Mhz, dry)	310	E-4	IEC 62631-2-1
Electric Strength (AC, S20/S20, t. 1 mm, dry.)	991	kV/in	IEC 60243-1
Electric Strength (AC, S20/S20, t. 1 mm, cond.)	965	kV/in	IEC 60243-1
Comparative Tracking Index (Test Solution A, 50 Drops Value, dry)	600	—	IEC 60112

Test Specimen Production

	Value	Units	Test Method / Conditions
Injection Molding - Melt Temperature	482	°F	ISO 294
Injection Molding - Mold Temperature	176	°F	ISO 294
Injection Molding - Injection Velocity	7.87	in/s	ISO 294

Rheological Properties

	Value	Units	Test Method / Conditions
Melt Volume Flow Rate (dry, at 536°F, 1lb)	7	cm³/10min	ISO 1133
Molding Shrinkage (Parallel, dry)	21	%	ISO 294-4, 2577
Molding Shrinkage (Normal, dry)	1.2	%	ISO 294-4, 2577
Mold Temperature (dry)	176	°F	—
Melt Temperature (dry)	500	°F	—

Burn Testing Properties

	Value	Units	Test Method / Conditions
Burning Behavior (at 1.5 mm Nominal Thickness) (dry)	HB	class	IEC 60695-11-10
Burning Behavior (at Thickness 0.1260 in.) (dry)	HB	class	IEC 60695-11-10

Storage & Handling

Shelf Life

2 years

Storage Conditions

Inside the original and undamaged packaging, the product has a shelf life of at least 2 years when stored in dry rooms at temperatures not exceeding 30°C.