Amilan® CM1046

Identification & Functionality

Chemical Family

Polyamides

Polymer Name

Polyamide 6 (PA 6)

Plastics & Elastomers Functions

Resin

Technologies

Plastics

Product Families

Plastics — Engineering & Specialty Polymers

Polyamides

Features & Benefits

Materials Features

Chemical Resistant,

Good Mechanical Properties,

Heat Resistance,

High Flow,

Wear Resistant

Applications & Uses

Plastics & Elastomers Processing Methods

Blow Molding,

Extrusion

Properties

Physical Form

Pellets,

Solid

Mechanical Properties

	Value	Units	Test Method / Conditions
Tensile Strength	75 / 35	MPa	ISO 527
Strain at break	50 / 50	%	ISO 527
Flexural Modulus	700 / 300	MPa	ISO 178
Flexural modulus, 23°	2500 / 800	MPa	ISO 178
Charpy notched impact strength (+23°)	5.5 / 40	kJ/m2	ISO 179/1eA
Rockwell Hardness	119	Scale R	ASTM D 785
Flexural modulus temperature	80	°C	-

Physical Properties

	Value	Units	Test Method / Conditions
Density	1130 / -	kg/m3	ISO 1183

Thermal Properties

	Value	Units	Test Method / Conditions
Coefficient of Linear Thermal Expansion (parallel)	80 / *	E-6/K	ISO 11359-1/-2
Temperature of deflection under load (1.80 Mpa)	65 / *	°C	ISO 75-1/-2
Temperature of deflection under load (0.45 Mpa)	182 / *	°C	ISO 75-1/-2
Melting temperature (10°C/min)	225 / *	°C	ISO 11357-1/-3

Other Properties

	Value	Units	Test Method / Conditions
Water absorption	10.5 / *	%	Sim. to ISO 62

Packaging & Availability

Country Availability

Brazil,

Canada,

China (Mainland),

Mexico,

USA

Regional Availability

• Asia Pacific
• Europe
• Latin America
• North America