https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-03/Alternatives to Nylon 6_6 Brochure %281%29.pdf
Did you know that with the right formulation, you can achieve
properties that are as good or better than that of PA 6,6 using materials such as PA 6, PK, PBT/PET, PP,
polymer blends and even post-industrial recycled blends?
HOW ALTERNATIVE
POLYMERS COMPARE
TO PA 6,6
PA 6 | POSSIBLE APPLICATIONS:
Automotive, Industrial, Consumer & Sporting Goods
BENEFITS VS.
PA 6,6
Lower short- and long-term thermal performance
Harder to color
More limited process window
PBT/PET | POSSIBLE APPLICATIONS:
Electrical & Electronics
BENEFITS VS.
https://www.avient.com/news/avient-launches-resound-r-recycled-content-portfolios-north-america-and-asia
TPEs, as well as recycled nylon 6 and 66, are commercially available in North America.
NOTE: On July 1, 2020, PolyOne and Clariant Masterbatches joined together as Avient, a new kind of materials company focused on conquering customer challenges and unlocking the potential for innovation and sustainability around the globe.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2020-07/comptek-catalog.pdf
CELEBRATE
THE WORLD
THROUGH
COLOR
COMPTEK™
High Temperature
Formulations
THE COLORFUL WORLD
OF HIGH TEMPERATURE
THERMOPLASTICS
COMPTEK™ high temperature formulations
deliver outstanding physical properties to critical
applications in many industries.
Typical applications are surgical
instruments and thin walled tubing
• Brilliantly colored: Proven expertise in
coloring high temperature polymers,
in both transparent and translucent shades,
including bright whites, special effects and
other hard-to-achieve colors
Enjoy this catalog of colorful options for high
temperature polymers.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/resources/Polyolefins%2520Product%2520Selection%2520Guide.pdf
This product selection guide provides
detailed information to help you select
the Maxxam product that’s right for
your application.
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INJECTION MOLDING POLYPROPYLENE
Product Code - - - PP5113 B44 F5134T2-4 PP5130 B63 F5134T4-1
Filler Percentage - % - 13 20 30 40
Tensile Strength Yield psi ASTM D638 5000 4800 4600 4500
MPa ISO 527 33 33 32 31
Tensile Elongation Yield % ASTM D638 6 4 3 2
ISO 527
Break % ASTM D638 60 30 15 10
ISO 527
Flexural Modulus 73°F (23°C) psi ASTM D790 300,000 360,000 400,000 460,000
MPa ISO 178 2300 2450 2900 3300
Notched Izod
Impact
73°F (23°C) ft-lb/in ASTM D256 0.65 0.60 0.55 0.50
kJ/m2 ISO 180 3.50 3.3 3.00 2.75
Heat Deflection 66 psi °F ASTM D648 230 240 260 275
°C ISO 75 110 116 127 135
264 psi °F ASTM D648 130 140 150 175
°C ISO 75 54 60 66 79
Specific Gravity 73°F (23°C) - ASTM D792 0.99 1.04 1.15 1.25
ISO 1183
Linear Shrinkage
Range
1/8 in wall % - 1.2–1.6 1.0–1.4 0.8–1.2 0.6–1.0
3.2 mm wall % - 1.2–1.6 1.0–1.4 0.8–1.2 0.6–1.0
Product Code - - - PP6113 A77-SM
PP6120
B16-2
PP6130
B11
PP6135
B40-UV
Filler Percentage - % - 13 20 30 35
Tensile Strength Yield psi ASTM D638 4350 3500 2600 3700
MPa ISO 527 30 24 18 26
Tensile Elongation Yield % ASTM D638 5 4 7 6
ISO 527
Break % ASTM D638 35 70 150 70
ISO 527
Flexural Modulus 73°F (23°C) psi ASTM D790 290,000 280,000 280,000 390,000
MPa ISO 178 2000 1950 1750 2700
Notched Izod
Impact
73°F (23°C) ft-lb/in ASTM D256 0.7 2.7 4.5 0.65
kJ/m2 ISO 180 4.0 14 24 3.5
Heat Deflection 66 psi °F ASTM D648 239 215 225 250
°C ISO 75 115 102 107 123
264 psi °F ASTM D648 140 125 130 150
°C ISO 75 60 52 54 60
Specific Gravity 73°F (23°C) - ASTM D792 0.99 1.05 1.15 1.18
ISO 1183
Linear Shrinkage
Range
1/8 in wall % - 1.1–1.5 .9–1.3 0.7–1.1 0.5–0.9
3.2 mm wall % - 1.1–1.5 .9–1.3 0.7–1.1 0.5–0.9
Maxxam™ Talc-Filled
Copolymer Polypropylene
• Scratch & mar resistant
• UL approved
• FDA certifiable
• Natural, black or colors
• High flow grades
• UV stabilized
• UL approved
• FDA certifiable
• Natural, black or colors
• High flow grades
• UV stabilized
• Recycled content
Maxxam™ Talc-Filled
Homopolymer Polypropylene
Offers a moderate level of impact
strength and improved stiffness
and heat deflection performance.
UL approved
• FDA certifiable
• Natural, black or colors
• High flow grades
• UV stabilized
• Recycled content
• Scratch & mar resistant
• UL approved
• FDA certifiable
• Natural, black or colors
• High flow grades
• UV stabilized
PROPERTY CONDITION UNITS METHOD PRODUCT EXAMPLES
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Provides the maximum strength
and heat resistance among
polypropylene compounds.
FDA certifiable
• Scratch & mar resistant
• Impact modified
• Natural, black or colors
• UV stabilized
• Chemically coupled
EXTRUSION & BLOW MOLDING POLYPROPYLENE
Product Code - - - EP6713 B1
EP6130
B10
EP6430
B1
EP5240
B145
EP7920
B1
Reinforcement
Type
- - - Talc Mineral Glass CaCO3
Glass/
Mineral
Reinforcement
%
- % - 13 30 30 40 20
Specific
Gravity
73°F (23°C) - ASTM D792 0.99 1.12 1.12 1.25 1.05
ISO 1183
Tensile
Strength
Yield psi ASTM D638 4800 4200 10,000 3600 6500
MPa ISO 527 31 29 69 35 45
Tensile
Elongation
Yield % ASTM D638 6 8 2 5 6
ISO 527
Break % ASTM D638 100 110 5 70 100
ISO 527
Flexural
Modulus
73°F (23°C) psi ASTM D790 325,000 360,000 850,000 350,000 400,000
MPa ISO 178 2250 2400 5800 2400 2750
Notched
Izod Impact
73°F (23°C) ft-lb/in ASTM D256 4.0 1.5 4.3 1.1 2.4
kJ/m2 ISO 180 20.0 8.0 24.0 6.0 13.0
Heat
Deflection
66 psi °F ASTM D648 230 242 315 240 293
°C ISO 75 110 115 157 116 145
264 psi °F ASTM D648 130 158 270 140 212
°C ISO 75 54 68 132 60 100
PROPERTY CONDITION UNITS METHOD PRODUCT EXAMPLES
111.866.POLYONE www.polyone.com
EXTRUSION & BLOW MOLDING POLYPROPYLENE
Maxxam™ Filled
& Reinforced
High Density
Polyethylene
Specifically designed for blow molding and sheet
extrusion/thermoforming of structural parts.
https://www.avient.com/resources/safety-data-sheets?page=4377
WHITE UV
9628-GY-66 GREY ABS
PP FR 8-6 LMS-1000
https://www.avient.com/resource-center?document_type=59&document_subtype=0&industry=0&product_family=0&product_name=0&op=FILTER RESULTS&form_id=resource_filter_form&page=37
Stan-Tone™ Silicone Paste Colors (SP) Stan-Tone™ Colors - Product Bulletin
Smart Colorants™ - eBook
OnForce™ PA 6/6, PP and TPU compounds and processing conditions
https://www.avient.com/knowledge-base/article/overmolding-tpe-selection
Nylon 6 and 6/6
https://www.avient.com/resources/safety-data-sheets?page=5043
6/6-6/12 TR.
BLACK W/WHITE LM
METAL/PEARL WHITE PP
https://www.avient.com/resource-center?document_subtype=0&document_type=59&form_id=resource_filter_form&industry=0&op=FILTER RESULTS&product_family=0&product_name=0&page=35
White Paper
OnForce™ PA 6/6, PP and TPU compounds and processing conditions
Colorant Chromatics™ Product Overview (Chinese)
https://www.avient.com/resource-center?document_type=0&industry=0&product_family=80&product_subfamily=0&product_name=0&op=FILTER RESULTS&form_build_id=form-UG1SadN_IzwjaEoNv2mxi93WqDtETQ5gclbi1PCnUm0&form_id=resource_filter_form&page=2
OnForce™ PA 6/6, PP and TPU compounds and processing conditions
White Paper