NYLON 6 Sheet Rod and Tube
Nylon 6 is a semi-crystalline engineering thermoplastic with high toughness for varied applications.
Key Features:
Good sliding properties
Abrasion resistant
Good chemical resistance to many oils, greases, diesel, petrol, cleaning fluids
Very tough
Rigid
Electrically insulating
Easily machined
Easily welded and bonded
Temperature Range:
-40ºC to +105ºC, +160ºC short term.
Applications:
Rollers, gears, friction strips, bushes, spindle nuts, piston guides, castors, impact plates, friction bearings, conveyor screws, cam discs, ropes pullys, plug parts, damping plates, bearings.
Availability:
| Colour: |
Natural (ivory) or black. |
| Sheet Size (mm): |
2000 x 1000. |
| Thickness (mm): |
1 to 100. |
| Rod dia (mm): |
50 to 500. |
| Tube od (mm): |
100 up to 750. |
| Length (mm): |
2000 to 3600. |
Technical Information
Information to be used as a guide only. It corresponds with our current knowledge and indicates possible applications. We cannot guarentee suitability for a specific application. Unless otherwise stated these values represent averages taken from injection moulded samples.
| Properties |
Unit |
Test Method DIN ASTM |
Result Dry |
Result Wet* |
| Mechanical |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Density |
g/cm³ |
53479 |
1.14 |
- |
| Tensile strength at yield |
MPa |
53455 |
85 |
60 |
| Tensile strength at break |
MPa |
53455 |
- |
- |
| Elongation at Break |
% |
53455 |
70 |
200 |
| Modulus of elasticity in tension |
MPa |
53457 |
3200 |
1800 |
| Modulus of elasticity in flexure |
MPa |
53457 |
- |
- |
| Ball indentation hardness |
MPa |
53456 |
160 |
70 |
| Impact strength (Charpy) |
KJ/m² |
53453 |
no break |
- |
| Creep rupture strength after 1000 hours with static load |
MPa |
- |
45 |
- |
| Time yield limit for 1% elongation after 1000 hours |
MPa |
- |
4.5 |
- |
| Coefficient of friction against hardened and ground steel p+0,05 N/mm2, v=0,6 m/s |
- |
- |
0.38 - 0.45 |
- |
| Wear conditions as above |
µm/km |
- |
0.23 |
- |
| Thermal |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Crystalline melting point |
ºC |
53736 |
220 |
- |
| Glass transition temperature |
ºC |
53736 |
40 |
5 |
| Heat distortion temperature method A |
ºC |
ISO 75 |
75 |
- |
| Heat distortion temperature method B |
ºC |
ISO 75 |
190 |
- |
| Max. service temperature short term |
ºC |
- |
160 |
- |
| Max. service temperature long term |
ºC |
- |
100 |
- |
| Coefficient of thermal conductivity |
W/(m K) |
- |
0.23 |
- |
| Specific heat |
J/(g K) |
- |
1.7 |
- |
| Coefficient of thermal expansion |
10-5/K |
- |
7 |
- |
| Electrical |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Dielectric constant at 10 (5) Hz |
- |
53483 |
3.7 |
7 |
| Dielectric loss factor at 10(5) Hz |
- |
53483 |
0.031 |
0.3 |
| Specific Volume Resistance |
Ωcm |
53482 |
10 (15) |
10 (12) |
| Surface Resistance |
O |
53482 |
10 (13) |
10 (10) |
| Dielectric strength 1mm |
kV/mm |
53481 |
50 |
20 |
| Tracking resistance |
- |
53480 |
CTI600 |
CTI600 |
| Miscellaneous |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Moisture Absorption: Equilibrium in standard atmosphere (23ºC / 50% relative humidity) |
% |
53714 |
3 |
- |
| Water absorption at saturation at 23ºC |
% |
53495 |
9.5 |
- |
| Resistance to hot water, washing soda |
- |
- |
limited resistance |
- |
| Flamability |
- |
UL 94 |
HB |
- |
| Resistance to weathering |
- |
- |
not resistant |
- |
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