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Performance profile
Mechanical properties
Mechanical properties of PA (polyamide) 6 – carbon fibres
Density
1.14 to 1.31 g/cm³ ISO 1183 ⋯
Charpy notched impact
3.0 to 11 kJ/m2
Flexural modulus
10600 MPa
Flexural resistance
190 MPa
Tensile modulus
13000 MPa
Tensile resistance
165 MPa
Tensile strain
1.5 %
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
CF grades require slightly higher temperatures and pressures. Very abrasive → carbide tooling is mandatory. Almost isotropic shrinkage is very low. Electrical conductivity must be taken into account in the design of parts.
PA6 is recyclable (code 7). Depolymerisation enables the recovery of caprolactam. Mechanical recycling is widely practiced in the automotive and textile industries.
PA6 grades are approved for food contact (FDA, EU regulation). Avoid contact with highly acidic or alcoholic foods. Check the specific grade.
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