Vestamid® LX9008 Nylon 12

VESTAMID® LX9008 is a plasticizer-free polyamid 12 compound, with an especially high long-therm resistance under thermal load.

Product Type

Polymer > Polyamides

Applications

Producer

Evonik

Supplier

Evonik Iran

Advantages

Other Applications

to produce flexible tubes that are permanently exposed to higher temperatures, e.g., in the engine compartment of motor vehicles.

Quantity	Value	Unit	Comment
Physical Properties
Shrinkage	0.2	%	ISO 294-4,2577; parallel
Shrinkage	1.9	%	ISO 294-4,2577; normal
Density	1.01	g/ml	ISO 1183
Thermal Properties
Heat Deflection temperature	45	ºC	ISO 75-1/-2;at 1.8 MPa
Heat Deflection temperature	125	ºC	ISO 75-1/-2;at 0.45 MPa
Melting point	176	ºC	10°C/min; ISO 11357-1/-3
Flameability			IEC 60695-11-10@Thickness 3.2 mm
Vicat softening temperature	145	ºC	50°C/hr/50 N; ISO 306
Dry Time	480 - 960	min
Flameability			IEC 60695-11-10@Thickness 1.60 mm
Mechanical Properties
(Charpy Impact Strength(unnotched		kJ/m²	ISO 179/1eU@Temperature 23.0 °C
Charpy Impact Strength (notched)	45	kJ/m²	ISO 179/1eA@Temperature 23.0 °C;Partial break
Tensile modulus-MD	1450	MPa	ISO 527-1/-2
(Charpy Impact Strength(unnotched		kJ/m²	ISO 179/1eU@Temperature -30.0 °C
Yield Stress -MD	42	MPa	ISO 527-1/-2
Charpy Impact Strength (notched)	22	kJ/m²	ISO 179/1eA@Temperature -30.0 °C
Elongation at yield	5	%	ISO 527-1/-2
Strain at break-MD	>50	%	ISO 527-1/-2
Chemical Properties
Moisture absorption	0.7	%	Sim. to ISO 62
Water absorption	1.4	%	Sim. to ISO 62
Electrical Properties
Dissipation Factor	0.032		IEC 60250 @ 1 MHz
Dissipation Factor	0.052		IEC 60250 @100 Hz
Volume resistance	1.00e+12	ohm-cm	IEC 60093
Dielectric Strength	37	Kv/mm	IEC 60243-1
Relative permittivity	3.7		IEC 60250 @100 Hz
Relative permittivity	2.9		IEC 60250 @ 1 MHz
Process Properties
Drying Temperature	80	ºC