Invista™ U5000 Nylon66
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Invista™ U5000 Low Viscosity PA66 Resin
INVISTA™ U5000 is a high-performing, natural PA66 resin designed for compounding, injection molding, and extrusion. It offers excellent flowability, easy processing, and superior retention of physical properties, making it ideal for industrial applications.
Associated Documents
TDS - Data Sheet
Typical property data
Physical Properties
- Density: 1.14 g/cm³ (ISO 1183)
- Mold Shrinkage:
- Parallel: 1.7% (ISO 294-4)
- Transverse: 1.4% (ISO 294-4)
- Water Absorption:
- 24 Hours: 1.8% (ISO 62)
- Equilibrium @ 50% RH: 2.6% (ISO 62)
Mechanical Properties
- Tensile Strength at Yield: 84 MPa (ISO 527)
- Elongation:
- At Yield: 4.4% (ISO 527)
- At Break: 35% (ISO 527)
- Tensile Modulus: 3100 MPa (ISO 527)
- Flexural Modulus: 3100 MPa (ISO 178)
- Flexural Strength: 105 MPa (ISO 178)
- Charpy Impact Strength:
- Notched @ 23°C: 5.1 kJ/m² (ISO 179)
- Notched @ -30°C: 5.3 kJ/m² (ISO 179)
- Unnotched @ 23°C: No Break (ISO 179)
- Unnotched @ -30°C: No Break (ISO 179)
- Izod Impact Strength:
- Notched @ 23°C: 4.0 kJ/m² (ISO 180)
Viscosity Properties
- Relative Viscosity (RV) in Formic Acid: 50 (ASTM D789)
- Viscosity Number in Sulfuric Acid (VN): 153 mL/g (ISO 307)
- RV at 1% in Sulfuric Acid: 2.75
Thermal Properties
- Melting Temperature: 262°C (ISO 11357)
- Heat Deflection Temperature (HDT):
- @ 0.45 MPa: 199°C (ISO 75)
- @ 1.80 MPa: 68°C (ISO 75)
Injection Molding
- Drying Temperature: 80°C
- Drying Time: 3–4 hours
- Barrel Temperatures:
- Rear: 250–280°C
- Middle: 275–290°C
- Front: 275–290°C
- Nozzle: 275–295°C
- Processing Temperature (Melt): 280–295°C
- Mold Temperature: 50–90°C
- Back Pressure: 2–10 bar
- Vent Depth: 0.007–0.04 mm
- Cushion Range: 4–6 mm
- Suggested Moisture:
- Max: 0.20 wt%
- Min: 0.10 wt%
- Screw Speed: 75–180 rpm
Use & Applications
- for compounding, injection molding, and extrusion applications