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State: nylon (PA 6)
Additives: 30% long glass fiber reinforced
Material Properties
 Mechanical Properties Conditions
State 1 State 2 ASTM
Elastic Modulus (MPa)   8970  tensile   D638
Flexural Modulus (MPa)   8280   23 ºC  dry (0.2% water content) D790
Tensile Strength (MPa)  174 - 180 at break  dry (0.2% water content) D638
Compressive Strength (MPa)
at yield or break		  166 - 223     D695
Flexural Strength (MPa)
at yield or break		  268 - 276     D790
Elongation at break (%)   3 - 3    dry (0.2% water content) D638
Hardness   93 - 96  Rockwell M   D638
Izod Impact (J/cm of notch)
1/8" thick specimen unless noted		   2.2    dry (0.2% water content) D256A

 Thermal Properties Conditions
Pressure State ASTM
Coef of Thermal Expansion (10-6/ºC)   22    dry (0.2% water content) D696
Deflection Temperature (ºC)  219   0.46 MPa  dry (0.2% water content) D648
 216   1.82 MPa  dry (0.2% water content) D648

 Physical & Electrical Properties Conditions
State ASTM
Specific Gravity  1.4   D792
Water Absorption (% weight increase)  1.3  after 24 hrs D570
Dielectric Strength (V/mil);
1/8" thick specimen unless noted		   400   D149

 Processing Properties Conditions
Type ASTM
Melting Temperature (ºC)  210 - 220  Tm, crystalline  
Processing Temperature (ºC)  238 - 288  injection molding  
Molding Pressure (MPa)   69 - 138    
Compression Ratio  3 - 4    
Linear Mold Shrinkage (cm/cm)  0.003 - 0.009   D955

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Suppliers
Adell Plastics, Inc. Baltimore, MD  800-638-5218
ALM Corp. Wayne, NJ   
DSM Engineering Plastic Products, Inc. Reading, PA  800-729-0101
Ferro Corp. Cleveland, OH   
LNP Engineering Plastics, Inc. Exton, PA  800-854-8774
RTP Co. Winona, MN  800-433-4787
Ticona Summit, NJ  800-526-4960

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