Invista™ U4800 Nylon66
Plastic Granules
Invista™ U4800 Low Viscosity PA66 Resin
INVISTA™ U4800 is a versatile, natural-grade PA66 resin. Valued for its ease of processing, excellent color stability, and reliable physical properties, it’s the ideal choice for compounding, injection molding, and extrusion applications.
Associated Documents
TDS - Data Sheet
Typical property data
Physical Properties
- Density: 1.14 g/cm³ (ISO 1183)
- Mold Shrinkage (Parallel, 2.0 mm): 1.5% (ISO 294-4)
- Mold Shrinkage (Transverse, 2.0 mm): 1.8% (ISO 294-4)
- Water Absorption (24 hours): 1.8% (ISO 62)
- Water Absorption (Equilibrium, 50% RH): 2.6% (ISO 62)
Mechanical Properties
- Tensile Strength at Yield: 82 MPa (ISO 527)
- Elongation at Yield: 4.2% (ISO 527)
- Elongation at Break: 40% (ISO 527)
- Tensile Modulus: 3100 MPa (ISO 527)
- Flexural Modulus: 2900 MPa (ISO 178)
- Flexural Strength: 94 MPa (ISO 178)
- Impact Strength (Notched Charpy, 23ºC): 5.4 kJ/m² (ISO 179)
- Impact Strength (Notched Charpy, -30ºC): 4.2 kJ/m² (ISO 179)
Viscosity Properties
- Relative Viscosity (RV) in Formic Acid: 48 (ASTM D789)
- Viscosity Number (VN, 0.5% in Sulfuric Acid): 150 mL/g (ISO 307)
Thermal Properties
- Melting Temperature: 261°C (ISO 11357)
- Heat Deflection Temperature (HDT) @ 0.45 MPa: 200°C (ISO 75)
- Heat Deflection Temperature (HDT) @ 1.80 MPa: 72°C (ISO 75)
- Coefficient of Linear Thermal Expansion (CLTE, Parallel, 23–55°C): 0.9 x 10⁻⁴/°C (ISO 11359)
- Coefficient of Linear Thermal Expansion (CLTE, Transverse, 23–55°C): 1.1 x 10⁻⁴/°C (ISO 11359)
Electrical Properties
- Surface Resistivity: (2E+14) ohms (IEC 60093)
- Volume Resistivity (2.0 mm): (2E+14) ohm-cm (IEC 60093)
- Dielectric Strength (1.0 mm): 32 kV/mm (IEC 60243)
Flame Characteristics
- Flammability Classification @ 0.71 mm: V-2 (UL 94)
- Glow-Wire Flammability Index @ 0.71 mm: 960°C (IEC 60695)
Injection Molding
- Drying Temperature: 80°C
- Drying Time: 3–4 hours
- Processing Temperature (Melt): 280–295°C
- Mold Temperature: 50–90°C
- Back Pressure: 2–10 bar
- Screw Speed: 75–180 rpm
Use & Applications
- for compounding, injection molding, and extrusion applications