Alphalon®  – is the trademark of high quality polyamide 6 (PA6) – available in a wide range of relative viscosities, in modified and not modified varieties.
Alphalon® is used in the manufacture of packaging film and monofilaments, and as an engineering plastic for the automotive, electrical engineering and household product industries.
The main modified varieties include:L – lubricatedLN – lubricated and nucleatedT – heat-stabilizedand other modifications according to the customer’s specific requirements. 
                                Trade name: Alphalon® E40T
Chemical name: polycaprolactam
Common name: polyamide 6 (PA6)
                            
Alphalon® E40T is a bright polyamide 6 grade of high viscosity that is suited for the production of films and monofilaments.
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  | 
 Unit  | 
 Value  | 
 Test method  | 
| 
 Relative viscosity (RV) 
 | 
 | 
 4,0 ⊥ 0,05 
 | 
 ISO 307 - 1% in 96% H2SO4 
 | 
| 
 Viscosity number 
 | 
 ml/g 
 | 
 250 
 | 
 ISO 307 - 0,5% in 96% H2SO4 
 | 
| 
 Melting point 
 | 
 °C 
 | 
 220 
 | 
 ISO 3146 
 | 
| 
 Density 
 | 
 g/cm3 
 | 
 1,13 
 | 
 ISO 1183 
 | 
| 
 Chip shape 
 | 
 | 
 cylindrical 
 | 
 | 
| 
 Chip size 
 | 
 mm 
 | 
 2,5 
 | 
 | 
| 
 Moisture content 
 | 
 % 
 | 
 ≤ 0,05 
 | 
 Brabender 
 | 
| 
 Extract content 
 | 
 % 
 | 
 < 0,64 
 | 
 intern 
 | 
| 
 Thermostabilisation 
 | 
 | 
 √ 
 | 
 | 
Certificates regarding the status will be provided on request.