Characteristic properties of Ultramid® (PA)

Ultramid® is BASF’s brand name for partially crystalline, thermoplastic polyamides. The product range encompasses PA 6 brands (Ultramid® B), PA 66 brands (Ultramid® A), PA 6/6T brands (Ultramid® T) as well as brands based on special copolyamides, for instance, PA 66/6. Owing to their outstanding properties, Ultramid has become indispensable for special applications in the automotive sector as well as in electrical engineering and machine construction.

Ultramid® offers an attractive combination of properties:

high strength and stiffness excellent toughness good resilience properties outstanding chemical resistance

dimensional stability low tendency to creep outstanding sliding friction properties easy processing

Information on Ultramid® in extrusion and spinning applications
is available under Polyamide and Intermediates

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