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Akro-Plastic offers up substitute for nylon 6/6

AKRO-PLASTIC Fakuma 2018 Plastic metal composite alternatives PA 6.6

Plastic-metal composite and alternatives to PA 6.6 in focus for lightweight construction

Polyamide 6.6 compounds have limited availability in the market due to the shortage of raw materials that has existed for years, and prices are rising steadily.  Therefore, AKRO-PLASTIC has set itself the task as an attractive alternative to modify a PA 6 so that it achieves comparable properties to a PA 6.6.

The new development of AKRO-PLASTIC with regard to a PA 6.6 substitution is called AKROMID® B +.  Reinforced with 50% glass fibers, this compound is conditioned and reaches the same strengths at 80 ° C as a conditioned PA 6.6 GF50 (115 MPa breaking stress).  The stiffness of the conditioned material is also almost at the level of PA 6.6.  “Our new polymer-modified PA 6-type is priced between PA 6.6 and PA 6 and therefore offers considerable savings potential,” says Thilo Stier, Head of Innovation and Sales at AKRO-PLASTIC.AKRO-PLASTIC Fakuma 2018 Plastic metal composite alternatives PA 6.6

A portfolio of 30 to 50% glass-reinforced AKROMID® B + compounds is available for sampling, with a 60% fiber grade coming soon.  “We will present the first components made of the new material and complete material values ​​such as aging and conditioning to our visitors at our booth,” adds Stier.AKRO-PLASTIC Fakuma 2018 Plastic metal composite alternatives PA 6.6

For some time now there has been a development partnership with the company Plasmatrat with regard to material development with regard to plastic-metal composite.  The resulting AKROMID® PST creates a tensile shear strength of well over 50 MPa in combination with stainless steel, for example.  “After intensive development of these compounds, we now have excellent adhesion to aluminum.  This is above 30 MPa with an overlap area of ​​12.5 x 25 mm.  In some aluminum variants, tensile shear failure causes fracture in the aluminum and not in the adhesion surface (see Figure 1), “explains Cyprian Golebiewski, Head of Application Engineering at AKRO-PLASTIC.

As an alternative to hydrolysis-stabilized polyamide, the compounder with AKROMID® A3 GF 30 4 L black (4678) presents a new material with outstanding mechanical properties and resistance to hydrolysis.  The blend of PA 6.6 and PP provides excellent hydrolyzing properties.  The proportion of PA 6.6 is significantly reduced here, and the material is also density-optimized, thus offering an additional weight advantage.

BIO-FED, a branch of AKRO-PLASTIC GmbH based in Cologne, produces and markets biodegradable and / or bio-based plastics under the M ∙ VERA® brand.  In order to meet the legal requirements, inter alia in France and Italy, BIO-FED offers compounds with a correspondingly high proportion of renewable raw materials (bio-based carbon content above 40%) and variable end-of-life scenarios such as OK compost INDUSTRIAL, OK compost HOME and OK biodegradable SOIL, which will also be presented to the German-speaking trade audience at the Fakuma.

Also based in Niederzissen, AF-COLOR is, as a further branch of AKRO-PLASTIC, the specialist for color and additive masterbatches.

It informs trade fair visitors about new chemical blowing agents for use in thin-walled packaging applications, which are produced in the multi-layer production process or used in technical-constructive applications. AKRO-PLASTIC Fakuma 2018 Plastic metal composite alternatives PA 6.6

In addition, AF-COLOR will introduce its new additive portfolio for PET packaging applications.AKRO-PLASTIC Fakuma 2018 Plastic metal composite alternatives PA 6.6

You will find AKRO-PLASTIC at the Fakuma 2018 together with its branches AF-COLOR and BIO-FED and the sister company KD Feddersen at the joint stand in hall B2, 2209.

Source: AKRO-PLASTIC

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