Vestamid® Terra DS18 natural color

Medium viscosity, natural color polyamide 1010 basic polymer. It is semi-crystalline, which is the reason for its high mechanical resistance as well as chemical stability.

Details

Product Type

Polymer > Polyamides

Applications

Polymers industry
Polymers industry > Extrusion blow molding
Polymers industry > Injection moulding

Producer

Evonik

Supplier

Evonik Iran

Chemical Composition

the polycondensation product of 1,10-decamethylene diamine (D) and 1,10-decanedioic acid (sebacic acid—S)

Advantages
  • high mechanical resistance
  • chemical stability
  • based on natural, renewable resources up to 100%
  • high dimensional stability
  • high strength
Other Applications

manufacture films with good transparency

Handling

It absorbs only little water.
As a result its mechanical properties vary little when exposed to changing environmental humidity.

Technical data

Quantity Value Unit Comment
Appearance Properties
Physical state Granvl- cylindrical
Physical Properties
Density 1.05 g/ml ISO 1183, 23°C
Melting range 210 - 240 ºC
Thermal Properties
Vicat softening temperature 196 ºC ISO 306, 10 N
Vicat softening temperature 171 ºC ISO 306, 50 N
Melting point 200 ºC ISO 11357, 2nd heating, DSC
Dry Time 120 - 240 min
Mechanical Properties
Charpy Impact Strength (notched) 7 kJ/m² ISO 179/1eA, -30°C, Complete break, incl. hinge break H
Strain at break-MD >50 % ISO 527-1
Strain at break-MD >50 % ISO 527-2
Tensile Stress at yield-TD 54 Mpa ISO 527-2
Charpy Impact Strength (notched) 7 kJ/m² ISO 179/1eA, 23°C, Complete break, incl. hinge break H
Tensile modulus-MD 1700 MPa ISO 527-1
(Charpy Impact Strength(unnotched kJ/m² ISO 179/1eU, -30°C
(Charpy Impact Strength(unnotched kJ/m² ISO 179/1eU, 23°C
Tensile Stress at yield-TD 54 Mpa ISO 527-1
viscosity number 180 ml/g ISO 307
Tensile modulus-MD 1700 MPa ISO 527-2
Chemical Properties
Water absorption 1.8 % ISO 62, at Saturation
Process Properties
Mold Temperature 60 - 100 ºC
Drying Temperature 80 - 100 ºC