Nylon or polyamides is a heavy duty engineering thermoplastic that is used in a wide variety of industrial applications. Nylon is rugged, abrasive and can be used in impact and high load environments. Nylon can be used safely in high temperature environments of 100°C -150°C and it has high dimensional stability and chemical resistance. There are many different types of Nylon with the most common being Nylon PA6. Each of these grades have different additives that can make them stronger, have better damping and sliding properties and be easier to process/manufacture.
Applications
Applications include a range of machine applications like high load bearings and gears, wear and buffer components, guide wheels and conveyor and tension rollers. It can also be used outdoors as a replacement for some metal components because of its great tensile strength.
Colours shown above are just representations of a particular colour and aren’t necessarily the finished plastic colour. Lighting conditions, monitor calibration and variances in the plastic colour processing can impact the colour of a given material. For more information on colour availability please contact us.
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Thickness
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Ava.
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Thickness
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Ava.
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Thickness
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Ava.
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0.5MM
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5MM
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18MM
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1MM
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6MM
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20MM
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1.5MM
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8MM
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25MM
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2MM
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10MM
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30MM
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3MM
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12MM
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40MM
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4MM
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15MM
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Please note that different materials have varying tolerances when it comes to thickness. A product should facilitate material variances +-0.2mm
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Property
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Value
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Unit
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Mechanical
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Tensile Strength
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82.7
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MPa
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Flexural Strength
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1200
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MPa
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Shear Strength
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68.9
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MPa
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Impact Strength
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30-250
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J/m
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Hardness
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R115
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M or R
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Thermal
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Working Temperature
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201
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°C
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Vacuum Forming Temperature
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150
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°C
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Thermal Expansion
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4.5
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10^-5/°C
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Vicat Softening Temperature
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120
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°C
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Miscellaneous
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Specific Gravity
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1.14
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g/cm³
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Water Absorption
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2.9
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% in 24 hr
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Light Transmission
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85
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%
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Dielectric Strength
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25
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Volts/Mil
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Surface Energy
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46
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Dynes/cm
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The information in the above data table is provided for educational purposes only in good faith and should only be used as a guide. As sheet material comes in a wide variety of grades, colours, textures and can contain different chemical properties, the figures only represent a typical insight into the specifications of the material. Information has been collated from a variety of sources. For more information on these figures and other properties please contact us.