The Highest Strength for Structural Components

Kalix® HPPA products are highly glass-filled compounds that can replace metal in structural mobile electronic components where strength, rigidity and aesthetics are important such as housings, covers, chassis and frames.

Different base resins are used to tailor performance and processing requirements. Processing improvements include lower warpage, reduced shrinkage, and low to no flash.
Bio-sourced and halogen-free, flame retardant grades are available.

Kalix® HPPA products can be matched to a wide color spectrum, including light and bright colors. They can also be painted with coatings commonly used in the mobile electronic device industry.

Why Kalix® HPPA?

  • High strength
  • High rigidity
  • High-quality surface finish 
  • Improved processing

Learn more about Kalix® HPPA properties

 

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Market Applications

Kalix® HPPA (high-performance polyamide) is designed for structural components used in smart mobile electronic devices and components for medical equipment

Check out all Kalix® HPPA applications

 

Kalix® HPPA Product Line

Kalix® HPPA

Base Resin*

Key Characteristics

9000 Series

PARA

General purpose

2000 Series

PA variant

High impact resistance, bio-sourced

5000 Series

PARA, variant

Halogen-free flame retardant, low warpage

 

Bio-Sourced Polymers

Kalix® 2000 products contain monomers from the sebacic acid chain derived from non-food competing and GMO-free (genetically modified organism) castor oil. Their renewable content is calculated according to ASTM D6866 test method for determining bio-based carbon content.

Product Series

Bio-Based Content*

Kalix® 2000 base resin

61%

Kalix® 2955

27%**

Kalix® 2855

27%**

As determined according to ASTM D6866. 
** Bio-content corrected for glass fiber loading.