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Ultramid® (PA) 

Welcome to the exciting world of Ultramid®, where innovation meets versatility! Our Ultramid® portfolio features premium polyamides designed to enhance performance across a wide range of applications, from automotive and electrical engineering to furniture design and household appliances. With a unique blend of strength, durability, and thermal stability, Ultramid® ensures that your products can endure the demands of everyday use.
What truly sets Ultramid® apart is its adaptability; whether you need high mechanical strength or excellent impact resistance, our various grades meet modern engineering needs. Its low tendency to creep and dimensional stability make it ideal for both intricate designs and heavy-duty applications. Additionally, the ease of processing Ultramid® allows manufacturers to streamline production without sacrificing quality, making it the reliable choice for driving your innovations forward in high-performance applications.​
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Die BASF reagiert auf die Weiterentwicklung der Motorenkonzepte mit einem abgestimmten Portfolio von PA6- und PA66-Typen, die die gestiegenen Anforderungen an die eingesetzten Materialien erfüllen. Die Werkstoffe sind je nach Basispolymer und Stabilisierungssystem bis 220°C wärmealterungsbeständig und verfügen über eine ausgezeichnete Berstdruck- und Schweißnahtfestigkeit. So kann dem Entwickler das jeweils optimale Material für unterschiedliche Bauteile der Ladeluftstrecke mit dem besten Kosten-Nutzen-Verhältnis zur Verfügung gestellt werden. Ausgewählte Typen basieren auf globalen Spezifikationen: Sie werden weltweit aus lokaler Produktion, mit einheitlichen Materialeigenschaften und in konstant hoher Qualität geliefert. BASF is responding to the development in engine designs with a consistent portfolio of PA6 and PA66 grades that meet the higher demands on the materials. Depending on the base polymer and stabilization system, the materials are resistant to heat aging up to 220°C and show excellent burst pressure and weld strength. This means the part developer can be provided with the optimum material for each of the different components in the charge-air duct that offers the best value for money. Selected grades are based on global specifications: They are supplied worldwide from local manufacturing facilities, with uniform material properties and a consistently high level of quality.
Connectors & plugs – electric safety made simple

The most important properties of Ultramid®

  • Simple processing
  • High strength and rigidity
  • Good elastic properties
  • Very good impact strength
  • Outstanding resistance to chemicals
  • Dimensional stability
  • Low tendency to creep
  • Exceptional sliding friction properties

Ultramid® applications

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The applications are as manifold as its product properties:

Explore the various application possibilities of Ultramid®!

Electronics and Electric
Electronics and Electric
Wherever electric power flows, plastics must possess excellent electrical properties together with good mechanical characteristics and exhibit high heat resistance. 
  1. Electronics and Electric
  2. Connectors
Electrical Components for Household Appliances
Electrical Components for Household Appliances
Plastics for electrical household appliances have to meet a variety of requirements. These are based on a component's application type and are defined in the series of standards IEC 60335.
  1. Electrical Components for Household Appliances
Renewable Energy
Renewable Energy
Let's empower renewable energy together. We offer material solutions for your wind and solar applications.
  1. Renewable Energy
eMobility
eMobility
The high quality and safety requirements in the automotive industry demand high standards on plastic materials. BASF’s broad portfolio offers solutions to keep pace with car manufacturers’ latest developments, while also setting innovative trends.
  1. eMobility
Automotive
Automotive
Alternative powertrains, lightweight construction, emission reduction, design flexibility, driver assistance systems: Let us show you how our extensive portfolio of automotive plastics can be used to provide you with tailor-made polymers in the automobile industry.
  1. Automotive
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Foam components
Foam components
Ultramid® Expand, a particle foam based on a combination of several polyamide 6 grades, consists of pre-foamed particles with defined particle size and density, which makes it ideal for welding 3D components without generating foam waste in a molding machine." 
  1. Ultramid® Expand
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Household Appliances and Furniture
Household Appliances and Furniture
BASF material solutions for appliance innovations ensure your products are energy efficient, durable, safe and smart.
  1. Household appliances
  2. Furniture
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Sports and Leisure
Sports and Leisure
Our modern materials combine performance and sustainability - and are also cost-efficient.
  1. Sports and Leisure
BASF offers engineering plastics for medical technology needs, including materials suitable for 3D printing applications in the medical field, enabling the production of complex and customized medical devices.
Medical Technology
Medical Technology
BASF offers an extensive portfolio of engineering plastics for medical technology needs and understands the increasing customer demands for medical applications by providing high-performance profiles and long-term formulation consistency.
  1. Medical Technology

Embrace High Productivity Plus
where efficiency truly pops and heat drops!

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Energy efficiency is key today - for both economic and ecological reasons. This is where BASF's High Productivity Plus (HPP) variant of Ultramid® and Ultradur® comes in: With its ability to be processed at lower melt temperatures, HPP accelerates cycle times by around 30% and significantly reduces energy consumption.

This innovative approach leads to higher output without compromising quality, making it an ideal solution for manufacturers eager to enhance productivity while minimizing their ecological footprint. Additionally, this resin requires lower injection pressure, which reduces wear and tear on equipment and extends the lifespan of molds and other components. ​

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Latest Ultramid® Developments

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BASF Engineering Plastics meet the European railway standard EN 45545 and are certified for safety critical E&E applications in the rail industry. The tested Ultramid® and Ultradur® grades help minimize fire risks and limit the spread of flames, smoke, and toxic gases. Flame retardant systems without halogen as a base and color independent certification provide additional safety and design freedom. Photo: BASF
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BASF Engineering Plastics Meet EN 45545 Railway Standard
Safety, fire protection, and reliability are key requirements in the railway industry - especially for electrical and electronic components. Numerous BASF Engineering Plastics grades meet the European railway standard EN 45545 and are certified accordingly.
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Im Motorraum werden Kunststoffe für Pumpen und Ventile aufgrund der steigenden Anforderungen der E-Mobilität unter Hydrolysebedingungen (Wasser-Glykol) getestet. Mithilfe der Arrhenius-Gleichung lässt sich die Lebensdauer von Kunststoffkomponenten – wie dem Ultramid® Polyamid mit verbesserter Hydrolysebeständigkeit, Glasfaserverstärkung und geringem Halogengehalt – zuverlässig auf über 100.000 Stunden extrapolieren. So kann, wie in diesem Fall sichergestellt werden, dass die geforderten 45.000 bis 55.000 Betriebsstunden erreicht werden. Foto: BASF
EMEA
Innovative polyamide materials from BASF meet new requirements of eMobility
With the further development of eMobility, the requirements for the ageing resistance of plastics in contact with chemicals are increasing significantly.
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Even though recycling of automobile waste is gaining more and more interest, around 200 kilograms of plastic per end-of-life vehicle is still often incinerated or goes to landfill.
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BASF pilots two breakthrough polyamide 6 recycling processes

Even though recycling of automobile waste is gaining more and more interest, around 200 kilograms of plastic per end-of-life vehicle is still often incinerated or goes to landfill.
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Whether you are looking for the optimal polyamide for your products or want to dive deeper into the Ultramid® solutions we offer: our experts can help you each step of the way!

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The Ultramid® product range

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Ultramid® polyamide grades are available in various molecular weights or viscosities, have a range of additives and can be reinforced with glass fibers or minerals. More detailed information on the individual products can be found in the Ultramid® product range:

Ultramid® A (PA 66)

Ultramid® A in its unreinforced state, is an extremely rigid, abrasion-resistant, heat-resistant and hard material. It is one of the preferred materials for parts subject to mechanical and thermal stresses in electrical, mechanical and automotive engineering.
Ultramid® A3EG7 HSP for high flow productivity
 
Ultramid® A3EG7 HSP for high flow productivity
 
• Minimum wall thickness of 0.25mm
• Molding pressure reduction
• Excellent stiffness, flow and chemical resistance
Ultramid® A3U10G3 for E&E connectors in harsh environments
Ultramid® A3U10G3 for E&E connectors in harsh environments
• Highly ductile, flame-retardant
• UL94 V-0 at 0.8mm
• Long-term heat aging (125°C, 1,000 hours)
• Seal integrity after thermal shock (- 55°C to 125°C) and water immersion

Ultramid® B (PA6)

Ultramid® B, in its unreinforced state, is a tough, hard material affording parts with good damping characteristics and high shock resistance even in a dry state and at low temperatures. It is particularly tough and easy to process.

Translucent products are also available under the name Ultramid® Vision. 

Ultramid® C (PA 66/6)

Ultramid® C are grades of co-polyamides made from PA6 or PA66 monomers that exhibit different melting points or a lower crystallinity according to their composition.

Ultramid® D (PA6 and PA66)

Ultramid® D are blends of PA6 and PA66 and other polyamides with customized properties, available as unreinforced grades (e.g., Ultramid® Deep Gloss D3K) and reinforced grades (e.g. Ultramid® Endure D3G7 BK20560).
Ultramid® D3WG7 BK for high damping, NVH applications
Ultramid® D3WG7 BK for high damping, NVH applications
• 35% glass-fiber, reinforced, heat stabilized
• No secondary manufacturing operations
• 30% reduction in part weight cs. die-cast aluminum

Ultramid® Endure (PA)

Heat-resistant polyamide for automotive applications in the high temperature range. 

Ultramid® Endure extends the application of polyamide into the high temperature range. ​It is a glass-fiber reinforced, heat-resistant polyamide that combines excellent heat aging resistance with good processing properties of PA 66. It can withstand continuous use over 3,000 hours at up to 220°C and brief temperature peaks of up to 240°C.

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Ultramid® Expand (PA)

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Ultramid Expand®, a particle foam based on a combination of several polyamide 6 grades, consists of pre-foamed particles with defined particle size and density, which makes it ideal for welding 3D components without generating foam waste in a molding machine

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Ultramid® S Balance (PA 610)

Ultramid® S Balance, mostly made from natural resources, is particularly chemical resistant and known for its low moisture absorption. Ultramid® S Balance is for applications where components come in contact with media.

Ultramid® T KR (PA6T/6)

Ultramid® T KR, a polyphthalamide (PPA) with the lowest mold temperatures and highest toughness of all PPAs, offers good dimensional stability, high chemical resistance and constant mechanical properties for a wide range of applications.

Ultramid® Advanced (PPA)

Ultramid® Advanced polyphthalamide (PPA) is ideal for lightweight, high-performance parts for many applications – from the automotive and the E&E industries to mechanical engineering and consumer goods, the right PPA for the right part.

PPA portfolio

Polyphthalamide portfolio
PPAssion for perfection: We provide the PPA you need.
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Ultramid® Advanced N (PA9T)
Polyphthalamide (PPA) for challenging applications
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Ultramid® Advanced T1000 (6T/6I)
Polyphthalamide (PPA) – one T for 1000 tasks
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Ultramid® Advanced T2000 (6T/66)
Polypthalamide (PPA) – Connecting strengths
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Glass-fiber reinforced Ultramid® (PA)

Ultramid® glass-fiber reinforced polyamide grades are distinguishable by high mechanical strength, hardness, rigidity, thermostability and resistance to hot lubricants and hot water. Parts made from them show dimensional stability and high creep strength. Glass-fiber reinforced Ultramid® T also has extraordinarily high heat resistance (up to 280°C)

Ultramid® D3WG7 BK for high damping, NVH applications
Ultramid® D3WG7 BK for high damping, NVH applications
• 35% glass-fiber, reinforced, heat stabilized
• No secondary manufacturing operations
• 30% reduction in part weight cs. die-cast aluminum

Reinforced and unreinforced Ultramid® grades with flame retardants (PA)

The modified Ultramid® grades C3U, A3X2G5, A3X2G7, A3X2G10, B3U50G6, A3U42G6, A3XZC3, B3UG4, B3U30G6, and T KR 4365 G5 are particularly suitable for electrical components with high flame retardance and high tracking resistance.

Mineral- and glass bead-filled Ultramid® (PA)

Materials filled with minerals and glass beads show increased rigidity, good dimensional stability, low tendency to warp, optically appealing surfaces, partly excellent ability for metallizing and good flow characteristics.
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