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Quality Scores
Mechanics★★★★★
Thermal★★★★☆
Chemical★★★☆☆
UV ageing★★☆☆☆
Injection moulding difficulty★★★★★
Recycling★★★☆☆
Performance profile
Mechanical properties
Mechanical properties of PA (polyamide) 46 – glass fibres
Density
1.28 to 1.68 g/cm³ ISO 1183 ⋯
Charpy notched impact
5.8 to 15 kJ/m2
Flexural modulus
8000 MPa
Flexural resistance
180 MPa
Tensile modulus
9300 MPa
Tensile resistance
155 MPa
Tensile strain
3 %
Chemical resistance and characteristics
Chemical resistance
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Recommended applications
Automotive Applications
Electrical/Electronic Applications
Industrial applications
Consumer applications
Household
Technical parts
General purpose
Enclosures
Sports equipment
Connectors
Frequently asked questions
GF grades require higher injection pressures. Strongly anisotropic shrinkage (perpendicular to fibres > along axis). Increased nozzle and mould wear — nitrided steels recommended. Drying identical to base grade.
PA66 is recyclable. Depolymerisation into hexamethylenediamine and adipic acid is industrially feasible. Mechanical recycling is used for automotive production waste.
PA66 can be approved for food contact for specific grades, but applications remain limited. Prefer PA6-FDA for common food applications.
Hybster Team
Hybster Engineering Team
Design Office – Plastics Design & Engineering
The Hybster Design Office brings together the company's plastic engineering, mechanical, and industrialisation engineers. The team supports projects from the ideation phase through to series validation, incorporating Design For Manufacturing (DFM), rheological simulation, material selection, and mould design. It serves the automotive, electronics, electrical, EV charging, and industrial sectors.
Injection moulded part designDFMSimulation MoldflowSubject choiceMoulds for conceptionISO 20457 Tolerancing