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PA6-CF

High-strength engineering

Carbon-fibre reinforced nylon for rigid, highly loaded technical parts.

Best for

Loaded brackets
Machine components
Production tooling

Plain-language guide

Performance profile

A quick comparison guide for choosing this material. These are customer-facing ratings, not measured engineering values.

StrengthExcellent
ToughnessHigh
FlexibilityVery low
Heat resistanceExcellent
UV/weather resistanceMedium
Impact resistanceHigh
Surface finishTextured / technical
Cost€€€€€

When to choose it

Best uses

Carbon-fibre reinforced nylon for rigid, highly loaded technical parts.

Loaded brackets
Machine components
Production tooling

Typical applications

JigsRobotic mountsStructural bracketsEnd-use parts

Important limitation

Moisture-sensitive material that needs careful processing and dry storage.

For engineers and careful comparisonAdvanced specificationsExact manufacturer data is shown only when the configured variant has a verified official source. Missing values stay marked as Not published.
Exact material / variant
PA6-CF
Shore hardness
80 (scale not stated)
Tensile strength
112±10 MPa
Young's modulus
Not published
Elongation at break
12±3%
Flexural strength
192±20 MPa
Flexural modulus
Not published
Notched impact strength
6.5±2 kJ/m²
Heat deflection temperature
203±3 °C
Vicat softening temperature
Not published
Density
1.12 g/cm³
Shrinkage
Not published
Glass transition temperature
Not published
Melting temperature
Not published
Melt flow rate
16.5±3 g/10 min
Recommended nozzle temperature
270–290 °C
Recommended bed temperature
50–70 °C
Drying temperature
Not published

Shore A and Shore D are different scales. Helpzies shows the source notation as published and never converts it.

Official SUNLU source

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