Automotive applications
Genestar™ (PA9T) is a polyamide-based engineering plastic offering excellent long-term heat resistance, chemical resistance, low moisture absorption, and fuel barrier performance required for automotive functional parts.
It provides a well-balanced property profile for sliding parts, fuel system parts, and air intake system parts. In addition to gears and bearings that take advantage of its heat resistance, its use is expanding into applications such as thermal management components. In recent years, it has also seen growing adoption in parts for electric vehicles (EVs). Genestar™ (PA9T) is compatible with a wide range of processing methods, including undercut molding and laser welding, helping increase design flexibility and support the development of higher value-added products.
POINT01 Chemical Resistance
Genestar™ (PA9T) features exceptionally low moisture absorption and high crystallinity among polyamide resins, providing excellent chemical resistance. As a result, it offers high resistance to automotive fuels as well as acids and alkalis, contributing to improved durability of parts.
POINT02 Heat Resistance
Genestar™ (PA9T) combines low moisture absorption and high crystallinity with a high glass transition temperature (Tg). This enables it to retain high mechanical strength even under high-temperature conditions or in environments exposed to hot water, contributing to improved long-term durability of parts.
POINT03 Tracking Resistance
Genestar™ (PA9T) offers excellent tracking resistance while maintaining a superior balance with mechanical strength compared with conventional materials. This helps support the miniaturization, higher performance, and improved safety of high-voltage automotive electrical components required by increasingly advanced vehicles.
Typical Applications
Thermal Management Components
With excellent hydrolysis resistance, dimensional stability, heat resistance, and chemical resistance, it is well suited for automotive thermal management components.
Fuel Tubes
Offering excellent heat resistance and chemical barrier performance, it is suitable for tube applications such as fuel and cooling lines.
Sliding Parts (Gears)
With excellent low moisture absorption, dimensional stability, heat resistance, and sliding performance, it is suitable for sliding parts such as actuators and gears.
Structural Parts (Air Intake Systems)
With excellent low moisture absorption, dimensional stability, heat resistance, and chemical resistance, it is suitable for structural parts such as intercooler tanks.
