| HS Code | 831486 |
| Density | 1.27 g/cm³ |
| Tensile Strength | 105 MPa |
| Flexural Strength | 155 MPa |
| Flexural Modulus | 9.5 GPa |
| Elongation At Break | 1.2% |
| Notched Izod Impact | 4.5 kJ/m² |
| Heat Deflection Temperature At 1 8 Mpa | 170 °C |
| Melting Temperature | 178 °C |
| Coefficient Of Friction | 0.08 |
| Water Absorption 24h | 0.15% |
| Wear Factor K | 20 × 10⁻¹⁰ in⁵·min/(ft·lb·hr) |
| Surface Resistivity | 10³ Ω/sq |
As an accredited Avient LubriOne™ NJ-30CF/15T-2S Nylon 12 factory, we enforce strict quality protocols—every batch undergoes rigorous testing to ensure consistent efficacy and safety standards.
| Packing | Avient LubriOne™ NJ-30CF/15T-2S Nylon 12 is packaged in moisture-resistant sealed bags, 25 kg net weight, for safe handling and storage. |
| Container Loading (20′ FCL) | 20′ FCL: palletized bags of LubriOne NJ-30CF/15T-2S Nylon 12 loaded securely, full container utilization, safe and stable transport. |
| Shipping | Avient LubriOne™ NJ-30CF/15T-2S Nylon 12 ships as a moisture-sensitive thermoplastic compound in sealed, desiccant-lined bags or drums. Standard ground or freight is typical; avoid prolonged exposure to humidity. No special hazmat classification applies, but keep containers upright and protected from mechanical damage during transit. |
| Storage | Store Avient LubriOne™ NJ-30CF/15T-2S Nylon 12 in original, sealed packaging in a cool, dry area away from direct sunlight, heat sources, and excessive humidity. Keep the resin at ambient temperature with low moisture exposure; if opened, reseal tightly or dry before processing. Avoid contamination and prolonged storage above 30°C. |
| Shelf Life | Store in original, unopened packaging in a cool, dry place. Shelf life is typically two years from manufacture date. |
Rotary actuator journal-bearing journals and conveyor-roller thrust-washer applications impose on Avient LubriOne™ NJ-30CF/15T-2S Nylon 12 a narrow set of wear-surface requirements that cannot be addressed by unfilled or glass-fiber-filled polyamide 12 grades: the 30% carbon-fiber reinforcement in the grade designation restricts creep under edge loading, while the 15% PTFE component forms a transfer film on the steel counterface and reduces thrust-washer mass loss in dry oscillating contact. For compliance, the material is screened according to ASTM D3702-94 thrust-washer wear testing and tensile modulus evaluation under ISO 527-2 on test specimens molded to ISO 294-1, with frictional heat buildup compared against the 90°C continuous-temperature limit common in conveyor bearing registers. At the molding stage, the addition ratio is 100 parts by weight of the as-supplied compound, and reprocessed runner and sprue regrind is introduced at no more than 20 wt% after desiccant drying at 80°C for 4–8 h to a dew point of −40°C; no additional molybdenum disulfide or PTFE concentrate is recommended because supplementary solid lubricants can shift the wear mechanism from mild transfer-film sliding to abrasive third-body wear. Downstream production is injection molded on medium-compression screws with nozzle melt temperatures maintained between 250°C and 270°C, mold temperatures of 60–90°C, and packing-pressure profiles held until gate freeze; field experience with thin-walled journal sleeves shows that wall sections below 2.5 mm are prone to short shots if the mold temperature drops below 60°C because the carbon-fiber network increases viscosity relative to unfilled Nylon 12. Terminal finished part types include notched journal bushings, thrust washers, cam-follower sleeves, and bearing cages used in pneumatic rotary actuators, conveyor return-roller housings, and low-speed linear bearing carriages.
When latch bodies are molded from Avient LubriOne™ NJ-30CF/15T-2S Nylon 12 for fuel-system quick connectors, the principal process conflict is not cavity filling but weld-line integrity at the snap-latch root after low-temperature seating impact; carbon-fiber-filled PA12 can lose elongation at break at the weld line if the melt front cools below the crystallization onset before the flow fronts meet, especially in latch arms with wall thickness below 1.5 mm. The relevant downstream compliance framework includes SAE J2044 pull-off and pressure-decay requirements for automotive quick connectors, ISO 16750-4 thermal-cycling and ice-water spray conditions, and the European Union RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU Annex II restrictions for lead, mercury, cadmium, and hexavalent chromium, with OEM fuel-contact validation commonly requiring accelerated exposure to fuel blends and zinc chloride resistance testing before PPAP sign-off. In terms of conversion addition ratio, the grade is processed at 100 parts by weight of pellet as supplied; regrind incorporation should not exceed 20 wt% of the shot mass and must be moisture-controlled below 0.08% residual water before reintroduction to the machine throat because nylon hydrolysis at melt temperatures above 270°C reduces molecular weight and degrades latch-arm impact resistance. Production tooling is typically a multi-cavity hot-runner mold with valve-gate sequencing, and the melt is processed at nozzle temperatures of 250–270°C, mold temperatures of 60–90°C, and hold pressures sufficient to prevent sink at the latch-root gate; processing technicians record that residence times above 8 min at the upper temperature limit produce brown streaks in purged melt and should be avoided. Terminal finished product types include fuel-line quick-connector latch bodies, retainer clips, vapor canister clip bodies, fuel-sensor lock rings, and evaporative emission system clip components.
Matching guide-rail wear-strip curvature to star-wheel pitch on high-speed beverage bottling lines requires an extruded profile that can be stress-relieved after shaping without cracking and that maintains a stable low-friction surface against HDPE and PET containers across continuous running temperatures of 45–60°C and intermittent hot-water cleaning at 80°C. Avient LubriOne™ NJ-30CF/15T-2S Nylon 12 provides the base polymer for such guide profiles because the internal PTFE/silicone lubricant package reduces bottle-base scuffing without external oil that would contaminate the packaging hall, while the carbon-fiber reinforcement increases flexural modulus under ISO 178 to prevent profile bowing when extruded lengths are machined into curved segments. Regulatory compliance for these non-product-contact conveyor components is assessed against FDA 21 CFR 177.1500 for nylon resin composition and, where European food-contact declarations are required, EU Regulation 10/2011 migration testing according to EN 1186-1 and EN 13130-1; final article certification remains the responsibility of the food-contact article manufacturer and depends on service temperature, contact time, and cleaning-agent exposure. The formulation addition level is 100 parts by weight extruded stock, with dilution into unfilled Nylon 12 capped at 10 wt% if a cap layer is used for aesthetic color matching because higher dilution reduces the carbon-fiber network and shortens wear life under dry star-wheel contact. Downstream production uses a single-screw extruder with 30:1 to 34:1 L/D ratio, a breaker plate and screen pack, vacuum venting at −0.08 MPa or lower, and a calibrator table with spray cooling, followed by stress-relief annealing before CNC machining of profile ends and mounting slots. Terminal product types include curved and straight guide rails, bottle base wear strips, star-wheel infeed and discharge pads, neck guide liners, and spiral conveyor guide segments.
The primary processing conflict in laboratory automation gear trains is thermal gate freeze-off in fine-pitch tooth profiles, because carbon-fiber stiffening raises melt viscosity while the PTFE/silicone lubricant package lowers the coefficient of friction required for stop-start microplate transfer without maintenance greasing. Compliance for these non-patient-contact components is normally linked to the equipment standard IEC 61010-1 for laboratory automation systems and, where a flammability classification is required by the end-use product, UL 94 HB testing on injection-molded bars; if the gear element is mounted in a diagnostic instrument but does not contact the patient, ISO 10993-5 cytotoxicity testing is not automatically triggered, although material traceability to the formulation master data remains a purchase requirement. At the injection press, Avient LubriOne™ NJ-30CF/15T-2S Nylon 12 is added at 100 parts by weight of the shot and is not blended with external lubricants; regrind usage in gear teeth should be limited to 15 wt% because fiber-length reduction in recycled material lowers tooth-root fatigue resistance more than it affects tensile modulus. The downstream process uses high-cavitation cold-runner or hot-runner molds with preheated inserts, nozzle temperatures between 250°C and 270°C, mold temperatures of 70–100°C, and injection speeds high enough to fill tooth tips before freeze-off; after ejection, gears are conditioned in moisture-sealed bags to stabilize dimensions before tooth-quality measurement. Terminal finished products include pipette tip rack transfer gears, microplate gripper jaws, sample changer gear trains, autosampler drive wheels, and rotary positioning discs.
Simultaneously, semiconductor automated handling nests and end-effector wear pads require electrostatic dissipation through the polymer body, low particulate shedding, and dimensional stability after repeated thermal excursions from cleanroom ambient to 120°C during wafer processing. Avient LubriOne™ NJ-30CF/15T-2S Nylon 12 is specified for these components because the carbon-fiber network provides a path for charge bleed-off, while the PTFE/silicone lubricant package limits the generation of wear debris that would otherwise contaminate wafer back surfaces. The governing compliance framework includes IEC 61340-5-1 for electrostatic discharge protected areas, surface-resistivity testing under ASTM D257, and semiconductor equipment safety under SEMI S2 where the component is integrated into automated handling modules; published outgassing data for this specific lubricant package in 30% CF PA12 under semiconductor-grade cleanliness protocols is limited, so end users should require batch-specific screening before installation in vacuum or EUV-adjacent chambers. The addition ratio at the press is 100 parts by weight as supplied; any regrind stream above 10 wt% must be qualified by ASTM D257 surface-resistivity measurement because over-shear during re-melting breaks the carbon-fiber network and can move the material from dissipative toward insulative behavior. Downstream production operates at melt temperatures of 250–270°C, mold temperatures of 80–110°C, and lower screw back pressure than conventional filled PA materials in order to limit fiber fracture; gate locations are placed away from wafer contact edges to avoid exposed fiber ends. Terminal finished part types include test socket guide plates, wafer cassette wear pads, end-effector nests, tray-handling guide rails, and front-opening unified pod contact pads.
In pneumatic cylinder piston sleeves, the engineering requirement is simultaneous roundness retention after machining and low breakaway friction against aluminum or brass cylinder bores when air supply is unlubricated or only micro-misted; the Nylon 12 base provides lower equilibrium moisture uptake than polyamide 6 or 66, measured under ISO 62, which reduces the dimensional change that causes piston seizure after seasonal humidity swings. Compliance for these components follows ISO 15552 cylinder mounting and dimensional interchangeability where applicable, and compressed-air contact is evaluated against the end user's ISO 8573-1 air purity class for oil carryover and moisture. The formulation addition level for machined sleeve blanks is 100 parts by weight of the compound; regrind from machining chips is not re-introduced because thermomechanical history degrades the fiber-length distribution and creates leakage paths along poorly melted chip boundaries. Downstream production begins with heavy-wall tube or bar extrusion at melt temperatures below 270°C, followed by stress-relief annealing, rough honing, finish boring, and inspection for roundness and surface roughness; the PTFE/silicone lubricant system is intended to transfer a low-friction film to the mating metal bore, but published data for this specific configuration is limited and the sliding clearance must be validated on the target cylinder geometry. Terminal finished part types include piston sleeves, cushioning rings, end cover inserts, and wear band supports in pneumatic cylinders used for packaging, assembly, and material handling automation.
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Avient LubriOne™ NJ-30CF/15T-2S Nylon 12 is a tribologically modified polyamide 12 compound in which a polyamide 12 matrix is combined with 30 wt% carbon fiber and 15 wt% fluoropolymer internal lubricant. The alphanumeric grade identifier indicates the filler and lubricant loading; the material is supplied in pellet form for injection molding and profile extrusion. The combination is specified for unlubricated or boundary-lubricated sliding elements, bearing cages, wear pads, actuator gears, and structural components requiring lower moisture absorption than PA6 or PA66. Because carbon fiber forms a conductive network, the compound also dissipates static charge in components where surface resistivity must fall below 10^6 Ω under ASTM D257. Published data for this specific configuration is limited; component design should not proceed without lot-specific mechanical and tribological test results from the manufacturer’s laboratory.
Pre-drying is mandatory before melt processing. Although PA12 absorbs less water than PA6, a moisture content above 0.10 wt% at melt temperatures of 240 °C to 260 °C hydrolyzes the amide backbone and reduces melt viscosity. Desiccant drying at 80 °C to 90 °C for 4 h to 8 h with a dew point of -30 °C or lower is the standard preparation. At ambient relative humidity above 60%, hopper loading should be sealed and dried air should be used for conveying to prevent moisture regain. Moisture analysis by Karl Fischer titration at 160 °C or a calibrated moisture meter with a detection limit of 0.01 wt% should verify dryness. Because the carbon fiber is electrically conductive, capacitance-based moisture sensors may read differently than on neat PA12; oven-drying and Karl Fischer titration remain the reference method.
Injection molding requires a wear-resistant barrel, screw, non-return valve, and nozzle. Carbon fiber is abrasive; nitrided or bimetallic barrels are used. A general-purpose screw with an L/D ratio from 20:1 to 24:1 and a compression ratio of 2.0:1 to 2.5:1 is acceptable, but a low-compression barrier screw reduces fiber breakage. Melt temperatures are controlled from 230 °C in the rear zone to 250 °C to 260 °C at the nozzle. Prolonged residence above 270 °C degrades the fluoropolymer phase and the PA12 matrix; a maximum residence time of 5 min at 260 °C is recommended. Back pressure is held at 0.3 MPa to 0.7 MPa, and screw surface speed is kept between 0.1 m/s and 0.3 m/s to limit fiber attrition. The nozzle melt temperature should be held within ±5 °C of the qualified profile; wider swings produce inconsistent transfer film behavior and surface gloss because the degree of crystallinity at the surface changes with cooling rate.
Mold temperature can be set between 60 °C and 100 °C. The lower end improves cycle time but yields lower crystallinity and higher post-mold dimensional movement; the higher end stabilizes dimensions and increases heat resistance but extends solidification time. Mold shrinkage is anisotropic: flow-direction shrinkage is often lower than transverse shrinkage by a factor of 2 to 3 in carbon-fiber-reinforced PA12 when measured according to ISO 294-4. Tooling should use separate flow and cross-flow shrinkage factors. Gates with thickness below 1.5 mm restrict fiber passage and create surface defects; a gate thickness of 1.5 mm to 3.0 mm is used for fiber-loaded grades.
Rheological characterization by capillary rheometry at 250 °C shows strong shear thinning. The flow index n in the power-law region is often below 0.5 for carbon-fiber/PTFE PA12 compounds, meaning that apparent viscosity drops sharply as shear rate increases. This characteristic allows filling of thin-wall sections down to 1.0 mm when high injection velocity is used, but it also produces high shear heating in small gates. Mold-filling simulation should use the Cross-WLF or Bird-Carreau model fitted to data measured at 230 °C, 250 °C, and 270 °C, rather than generic PA12 viscosity data. Shear heating in the nozzle can raise the melt temperature by 5 °C to 15 °C at high injection rates; this must be accounted for when the upper melt temperature limit is 270 °C. The carbon-fiber phase also raises in-plane thermal conductivity relative to unfilled PA12, while specific heat capacity is lower than that of the neat matrix. Cooling analysis should use measured thermal conductivity, density, and specific heat rather than PA12 defaults.
The pressure-velocity envelope of NJ-30CF/15T-2S is determined by interface temperature, not by the short-term tensile strength of the PA12 matrix. Under dry sliding against a steel counterface with surface finish Ra 0.2 µm to 0.4 µm, the PTFE phase forms a transfer film on the metal, and the carbon fiber increases thermal conductivity. The dynamic coefficient of friction on dry steel under ASTM D3702 thrust washer conditions is typically reported in the range 0.10 to 0.20, whereas unfilled PA12 against steel is commonly 0.30 to 0.45. The combination reduces frictional heat generation, but the film is destroyed if the local temperature approaches the crystallite melting region of PA12; the wear rate then increases by orders of magnitude.
Wear factor is not a single value. For carbon-fiber/PTFE PA12 systems, steady-state wear factor K on hardened steel counterfaces is generally in the range 10^-6 mm³/N·m to 10^-5 mm³/N·m when the counterface hardness is at least 55 HRC and the PV is below the continuous-use limit. Softer steel or aluminum counterfaces are incompatible in dry sliding because the exposed carbon fibers act as abrasives and generate metallic wear debris. The debris oxidizes and becomes third-body abrasive, accelerating loss of the transfer film. If a grease or hydrocarbon oil is used, the transfer film becomes secondary to the lubricant film; PA12 resists swelling in many hydrocarbon oils, but oil viscosity and additive packages must be checked. Water lubrication is less predictive: PA12 moisture absorption at saturation is around 0.7% to 1.0% by ISO 62, and water can either act as a boundary lubricant or increase friction depending on sliding speed and surface roughness.
Published data for the continuous-service PV limit of this specific grade is limited; users should request a PV curve measured by the manufacturer. The limit is usually specified for a wear rate of 0.25 mm thickness loss per 1000 h and is not a universal material constant. Because PTFE migration kinetics in the polyamide matrix depend on shear and temperature, parts molded with high orientation at the surface can exhibit different friction than parts molded with a slower fill. The surface region should therefore be characterized separately from the core when establishing a wear specification.
In NJ-30CF/15T-2S, the coefficient of linear thermal expansion is anisotropic. Flow-direction CLTE for 30 wt% carbon-fiber PA12 measured by ISO 11359-2 often falls between 1.5×10^-5 K^-1 and 3.0×10^-5 K^-1, while the transverse direction may be 2 to 4 times higher. This anisotropy is generated by fiber orientation, not by matrix crystallization alone. Annealing at 120 °C to 140 °C for 2 h to 4 h reduces molded-in stress and stabilizes dimensions but cannot eliminate orientation anisotropy. Bearing bores, gear centers, and snap-fit features must be measured after annealing because post-anneal shrinkage is also anisotropic.
Fiber length retention during plasticating controls final stiffness. When the screw surface speed exceeds 0.3 m/s or the back pressure exceeds 0.7 MPa, average fiber length decreases below the critical length for effective load transfer. The result is a progressive drop in tensile modulus measured on ISO 527-2 specimens and a loss of wear resistance. Regrind addition above 20 wt% intensifies fiber attrition and promotes PTFE domain coalescence; such regrind may also alter surface resistivity and tribological behavior. If dimensional capability is critical, the use of virgin material is specified. For production consistency, gate location should be selected so that the highest wear surface contains fiber orientation perpendicular to the sliding direction; this orientation resists fiber pull-out better than fibers lying parallel to the motion.
Thermo-oxidative stabilization in NJ-30CF/15T-2S is intended for melt processing and intermittent service, not for indefinite continuous exposure at elevated temperature. Long-term heat aging in air at 120 °C can cause surface embrittlement at exposed polyamide regions even though the carbon fiber network retains strength. Heat-aging performance should be requested under ISO 188, with tensile impact or elongation at break as the failure criterion. Chemical exposure limits the material more than thermal exposure. Concentrated hydrochloric acid, zinc chloride solutions, formic acid, phenol, and strong oxidizing acids attack the PA12 matrix. The PTFE phase and carbon fiber are resistant, but matrix stress cracking removes the support needed for the fiber phase. For continuous immersion, compatibility must be verified with the specific fluid at the service temperature because PA12 absorbs enough polar fluids to alter dimensions. The processor should avoid blending incompatible additives such as halogenated flame retardants without verification of thermal decomposition products; amine-based stabilizers are not expected to cause premature crosslinking in PA12, but formulation changes outside the certified grade are prohibited.
Compared with unfilled PA12, NJ-30CF/15T-2S raises tensile modulus and creep resistance, lowers CLTE, and substantially reduces dry-sliding friction and wear. The trade-off is a lower elongation at break and anisotropic shrinkage. Unfilled PA12 is electrically insulating, while the carbon fiber network in this grade usually lowers surface resistivity into the static dissipative range below 10^6 Ω. This difference is used in conveying components where static charge accumulation is a process hazard.
Compared with a 30 wt% glass-fiber PA12 compound, the carbon-fiber/PTFE system provides lower sliding friction and better dry-running wear resistance at equivalent filler loading. It also has lower density and higher thermal conductivity, which helps remove frictional heat. Glass fiber is less expensive and gives lower surface conductivity, but it is more abrasive to counterfaces and can produce higher interface temperatures in dry sliding. Impact strength of carbon-fiber-filled PA12 is typically lower than glass-fiber-filled PA12 at the same filler weight fraction; notched impact values should be compared under ISO 179-1 or ISO 180 using the same specimen geometry.
Within the LubriOne family, a PTFE-only or silicone-lubricated PA12 without carbon fiber may offer lower dry friction at low pressure but will exhibit greater creep and dimensional change under load. The carbon fiber in NJ-30CF/15T-2S supplies load-bearing capacity and heat conduction. A carbon-fiber-filled PA12 without the fluoropolymer lubricant would show higher flexural modulus and strength but higher coefficient of friction and greater wear of the counterface in dry sliding. The simultaneous presence of both phases is the defining difference. Selection between these grades should be based on the continuous PV requirement, not on tensile strength alone.
On production compounding lines, NJ-30CF/15T-2S is typically manufactured on a co-rotating twin-screw extruder with an L/D ratio of 40:1 to 52:1. The PA12 base resin is fed at the main throat, while the carbon fiber is side-fed downstream after the polymer is fully molten to reduce fiber breakage. The PTFE lubricant is added either in the main feed or via a downstream side feeder, depending on the thermal sensitivity of the specific fluoropolymer grade. Barrel temperatures are profiled from 220 °C at the main feed to 250 °C at the die plate, with underwater pelletizing or strand pelletizing. Strand pelletizing is often preferred because water-ring pelletizing can create surface voids in carbon-fiber-loaded compounds. Batch-to-batch variation is controlled by monitoring melt pressure before the die and by recording the specific mechanical energy input; increases in specific mechanical energy above the qualified range indicate fiber attrition and a possible loss of tensile modulus.
Compliance documentation must be obtained from Avient for the specific production location. The table lists the assessment framework that normally applies to a carbon-fiber/PTFE-filled PA12 compound; it does not replace the supplier’s certificate of compliance. No food-contact or potable-water certification is implied unless explicitly stated in a written compliance letter from Avient. The carbon-fiber and PTFE phases may limit use in medical device or food-contact applications; ISO 10993 biocompatibility data should be requested if applicable.
| Regulation or standard | Scope | Test or assessment reference |
|---|---|---|
| RoHS 2011/65/EU | Restricted hazardous substances | IEC 62321 screening and supplier declaration |
| REACH 1907/2006 | Substances of very high concern | Article 33 declaration; candidate list check |
| UL 94 | Flammability class | UL Yellow Card at specified thickness |
| ISO 1043-1 | Material designation | Symbols for PA12, carbon fiber, and lubricant |
| ISO 11469 | Identification marking | Molding compound generic identification |
| ASTM D257 | Surface resistivity | Static dissipative performance |
In automotive actuator gear trains, NJ-30CF/15T-2S replaces glass-fiber PA66 in dry-running helical gears where moisture uptake must be kept below 1.0% to avoid pitch diameter variation. The carbon-fiber network provides tooth stiffness, while the PTFE phase lowers flank friction and reduces audible stick-slip during reversing motion. In industrial conveyor guide rails, the compound is used as a wear strip against hardened steel chain links; the counterface hardness should be at least 55 HRC to avoid abrasive metal loss. Bearing cages in dry-running spherical bearings use the compound for its low coefficient of friction and reduced density compared with stainless steel cages. Published data for these specific configurations is limited, so start-stop wear tests with the actual grease or dry film coating are required before production release.
