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Material Specification Overview

Cable Ties and Fixings

Material Information

MATERIAL

Material

Shortcut

Operating

Temperature

Colour**

Flammability

Material

Properties*

Material

Specifications

Aluminium-alloy

AL

-40 °C to +180 °C

Natural

(NA)

• Corrosion resistant

• Antimagnetic

Chloroprene

CR

-20 °C to +80 °C

Black (BK)

• Weather-resistant

• High yield strength

Ethylene

Tetrafluoroethylene

E/TFE

-80 °C to +170 °C

Blue (BU)

UL94 V0

• Resistance to radioactivity

• UV-resistant, not moisture sensitive

• Good chemical resistance to:

acids, bases, oxidizing agents

Polyacetal

POM

-40 °C to +90 °C,

(+110 °C, 500 h)

Natural

(NA)

UL94 HB

• Limited brittleness sensitivity

• Flexible at low temperature

• Not moisture sensitive

• Robust on impacts

Polyamide 11

PA11

-40 °C to +85 °C,

(+105 °C, 500 h)

Black (BK)

UL94 HB

• Bio-plastic, derived from vegetable oil

• Strong impact resistance at low

temperature

• Very low moisture absorption

• Weather-resistant

• Good chemical resistance

Polyamide 12

PA12

-40 °C to +85 °C,

(+105 °C, 500 h)

Black (BK)

UL94 HB

• Good chemical resistance to:

acids, bases, oxidizing agents

• UV-resistant

Polyamide 4.6

PA46

-40 °C to +150 °C

(5000 h), +195 °C

(500 h)

Natural

(NA),

Grey (GY)

UL94 V2

• Resistance to high temperatures

• Very moisture sensitive

• Low smoke sensitive

Polyamide 6

PA6

-40 °C to +80 °C

Black (BK)

UL94 V2

• High yield strength

Polyamide 6,

high impact modified

PA6HIR

-40 °C to +80 °C

Black (BK)

UL94 HB

• Limited brittleness sensitivity

• Higher flexibility at low temperature

Polyamide 6.6

PA66

-40 °C to +85 °C,

(+105 °C, 500 h)

Black (BK),

Natural

(NA)

UL94 V2

• High yield strength

Polyamide 6.6,

glass-fibre reinforced

PA66GF13,

PA66GF15

-40 °C to +105 °C

Black (BK)

UL94 HB

• Good resistance to: lubricants, vehicle

fuel, salt water and many solvents

Polyamide 6.6,

heat and UV stabilised

PA66HSW

-40 °C to +105 °C

Black (BK)

UL94 V2

• High yield strength

• Modified elevated max. temperature

• UV-resistant

Polyamide 6.6,

heat stabilised

PA66HS

-40 °C to +105 °C

Black (BK),

Natural

(NA)

UL94 V2

• High yield strength

• Modified elevated

max. temperature

Polyamide 6.6,

high impact modified

PA66HIR

-40 °C to +80 °C,

(+105 °C, 500 h)

Black (BK)

UL94 HB

• Limited brittleness sensitivity

• Higher flexibility at low

temperature

Polyamide 6.6,

high impact modified, heat

and UV stabilised

PA66HIRHSW

-40 °C to +110 °C

Black (BK)

UL94 HB

• Limited brittleness sensitivity

• Higher flexibility at low temperature

• Modified elevated max. temperature

• High yield strength, UV-resistant

Polyamide 6.6,

high impact modified, heat

stabilised

PA66HIRHS

-40 °C to +105 °C

Black (BK)

UL94 HB

• Limited brittleness sensitivity

• Higher flexibility at low temperature

• Modified elevated max. temperature

Polyamide 6.6,

high impact modified, scan

black

PA66HIR(S)

-40 °C to +80 °C,

(+105 °C, 500 h)

Black (BK)

UL94 HB

• Limited brittleness sensitivity

• Higher flexibility at low temperature

Polyamide 6.6,

UV-resistant

PA66W

-40 °C to +85 °C,

(+105 °C, 500 h)

Black (BK)

UL94 V2

• High yield strength

• UV-resistant

Tefzel® is a registered trademark of DuPont. General linguistic usage for cable ties made from raw material E/TFE is Tefzel®-

Tie. In additon to Tefzel® from DuPont HellermannTyton is also using equivalent E/TFE raw material from other suppliers.

**More colours on request.

*These details are only rough guide values. They should be regarded as a material specification and are no substitute for a

suitability test. Please see our datasheets for further details.

HF = Halogenfree

LFH = Limited Fire Hazard

RoHS = Restriction of Hazardous Substances