Simpler, light weight Arnitel® airducts

Arnitel® for airducts offers reliability, weight savings, and cost savings through a single piece solution.

Arnitel features:

  • Stiff, yet flexible through design
  • Excellent fatigue resistance
  • Excellent retention of properties till 170°C
  • Outstanding weld ability for 2-piece manufacturability
  • Excellent resistance to automotive fluids
  • Excellent low temperature impact

The single piece component

Engine   Gasoline   Diesel (Turbo intercooled)  
Temperature   120° C   150° C  
Type   Flexible/Rigid   Flexible/Rigid  
Material choice   Arnitel/Akulon   Arnitel/Stanyl  

Better acoustic damping (by up to 10%)
Easier mirror welding.
Short term temperature resistance upto 170° C

Arnitel processes faster and lowers weight further offering

  • Thinner wall sections for a given flexibility than other materials.
  • Faster cycling reducing processing costs by 30%.
  • Better acoustic damping (by up to 10%)
  • Easier mirror welding.

Product data


Arnitel® is the registered trademark of Royal DSM.