Sustainable high impact, (d)-compliant aviation sheet
Introduction
KYDEX® ECO™ 6565HI is a proprietary, high performance thermoplastic sheet with integral color specifically engineered to improve aircraft passenger safety with a focus on sustainability.
General
Information
KYDEX® ECO™ 6565HI is designed to provide material deformation when used in components subjected to HIC (Head Injury Criterion) testing for increased passenger safety. It is a more sustainable solution by leveraging renewable raw materials and more eco-friendly alternatives.
KYDEX® ECO™ 6565HI meets the flammability and smoke development requirements outlined in Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) 25.853 paragraphs (a) and (d). It meets a 65/65 heat release and 200 smoke development.
Suggested
Applications
- Seat parts
- Bulkhead laminates
- Life vest shrouds
- Passenger service units
- Monitor shrouds
- Armrests
- Moulding strips
- Tray tables
- Kick panels
Features
- A more sustainable product selection by leveraging renewable ingredients and more eco-friendly alternatives
- Improved impact properties over traditional thermoplastics for HIC compliance seating requirements
- Reduces the cost of compliance by decreasing the total number of expensive and time consuming 16g tests required
- Increases design freedom to create more complex seat geometries
- Decreases weight by eliminating the need for heavy reinforcements or thick gauges
- Meets the stringent requirements of FAR 25.853 paragraphs (a) and (d) in all thicknesses and colors
- Processes similar to KYDEX® 5555HI and KYDEX® 6565HI
- Available in a wide range of integral colors
Environmental
& Safety
Considerations
SEKISUI KYDEX, LLC is committed to ensuring that its products can be manufactured, transported, stored, used, disposed and recycled with an appropriate regard for safety, health, and environmental protection. We support the safe handling of our products.
Please contact our appLabTM department at 800.682.8758 for resources and Safety Data Sheets or
visit our website: www.kydex.com.
| Property | Test Method | Typical Value1 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHYSICAL | |||
| Specific Gravity | ASTM D792 | 1.49 | |
| Water Absorption, 24hr | ASTM D570 | 0.05% | |
| Rockwell Hardness, R-Scale | ASTM D785 | 105 | |
| MECHANICAL | |||
| Tensile Strength | ASTM D638 | 45.7 MPa | 6,630 psi |
| Tensile Modulus | ASTM D638 | 3,806 MPa | 552,000 psi |
| Poisson’s Ratio | ASTM D638 | 0.361 | |
| Flexural Strength | ASTM D790 | 75.8 MPa | 11,000 psi |
| Flexural Modulus | ASTM D790 | 3,778 MPa | 548,000 psi |
| Compressive Strength, yield | ASTM D695 | 58.3 MPa | 8,450 psi |
| Compressive Modulus | ASTM D695 | 3,585 MPa | 520,000 psi |
| Shear Strength | ASTM D732 | 55.8 MPa | 8,090 psi |
| Bearing Strength, 4% deflection | ASTM D953 | 41.0 MPa | 5,950 psi |
| Bearing Strength, max. | ASTM D953 | 217.9 MPa | 31,600 psi |
| Gardner Drop Dart Impact, GE | ASTM D5420 | 59.9 J | 530 in-lbf |
| THERMAL | |||
| Heat Deflection Temperature (HDT) @ 264 psi (1.8 MPa), annealed | ASTM D648 | 76.1°C | 169.0°F |
| Coefficient of Thermal Expansion | ASTM E831 | 63.3 μm/m/°C | 35.2 μin/in/°F |
| ELECTRICAL | |||
| Dielectric Strength, oil | ASTM D149 | 16.5 kV/mm | 420 V/mil |
| FLAMABILITY2 | |||
| Vertical Burn, 60-second | FAR 25.853(a)(i) | Pass | |
| Vertical Burn, 12-second | FAR 25.853(a)(ii) | Pass | |
| OSU Heat Release | FAR 25.853(d) Part IV | ≤ 65/65 | |
| NBS Smoke Density | FAR 25.853(d) Part V | ≤ 200 | |
| 1 Values based upon 3.18mm (0.125”) sheet unless otherwise specified. 2 All thicknesses Not intended for specification purposes. | |||