03/2006Ultramid ? B3WG6
PA6-GF30
Product description
Glass fibre reinforced and heat aging resistant injection moulding grade used e.g. for automobile manifolds and pedals.
Physical form and storage
Ultramid? is supplied dry and ready to use in moisture-proof packaging in the form of cylindrical or flat pellets. Its bulk
density is about 0,7g/cm3. Standard packs are the special 25kg bag and the 1000kg bulk container (octagonal IBC=
intermediate bulk container made from corrugated board with a liner bag). Subject to agreement other forms of packaging
and shipment in tankers by road or rail are also possible. All containers are tightly sealed and should be opened only
immediately prior to processing. To ensure that the perfectly dry material delivered cannot absorb moisture from the air
the containers must be stored in dry rooms and always carefully sealed again after portions of material have been
withdrawn. Ultramid? can be kept indefinitely in the undamaged bags. Experience has shown that product supplied in
IBCs can be stored for about 3 months without any adverse effects on processing properties due to moisture absorption.
Containers stored in cold rooms should be allowed to equilibrate to normal temperature so that no condensation forms on
the pellets.
Poduct safety
Ultramid? melts are thermally stable at the usual temperature for A, B and C up to 310°C and 350°C for T and do not give
rise to hazards due to molecular degradation or the evolutionon of gases and vapors. Like all thermoplastic polymers
Ultramid? decomposes on exposure to excessive thermal load, e.g. when it is overheated or as a result of cleaning by
burning off. In such cases gaseous decomposition products are formed. Decomposition accelerates above 310°C (T
>350°C) approximately, the initial products formed being mainly carbon monoxide and ammonia, and caprolactam too in
the case of Ultramid? B. At temperatures above about 350°C (T>400°C) small quantities of pungent smelling vapors of
aldehydes, amines and other nitrogenous decomposition products are also formed.
Further safety information see safety data sheet of the individual product.
Note
The data contained in this publication are based on our current knowledge and experience. In view of the many factors
that may affect processing and application of our product, these data do not relieve processors from carrying out their own
investigations and tests; neither do these data imply any guarantee of certain properties, nor the suitability of the product
for a specific purpose. Any descriptions, drawings, photographs, data, proportions, weights etc. given herein may change
without prior information and do not constitute the agreed contractual quality of the product. It is the responsibility of the
recipient of our products to ensure that any proprietary rights and existing laws and legislation are observed.
In order to check the availability of products please contact us or our sales agency.
Ultramid? B3WG6
Footnotes
1) If the product definition doesn't state otherwise.
2) Specimens according to CAMPUS.
3) The asterisk symbol '*' signifies inapplicable properties.
4) Test box with central gating, dimensions of base (107*47*1,5) mm, processing condition: TM = 260°C, TW = 80°C