What types of Nylon Polyamide materials do you offer and in what forms?

We offer Nylon Type 6, Nylon Type 6/6, Nylon Type 6/10, and Nylon Type 6/12, commonly known as PA6 (Cast) and PA66 (Extruded). These are available as Nylon Sheet, Nylon Rod, Nylon Tubular Bar, Nylon Tube, and Nylon Cast Blocks and Shapes.

What are the key performance characteristics of Nylon Polyamide sheet and rod?

Nylon Polyamide is a strong, wear-resistant plastic known for its low friction, good machinability, and reliable performance under load. It is also resistant to most common chemicals and is frequently used in self-lubricating applications.

In which industries and applications is Nylon Polyamide commonly used?

Nylon Polyamide materials are frequently used in self-lubricating bearing surfaces or slide-type applications. They are also widely applied in Food Processing, Automotive, Fluid Handling, Electronics, and Mining industries.

How does Nylon Polyamide perform in terms of wear resistance and lubrication?

Nylon Polyamide offers exceptional wear resistance, allowing parts to last many years without external lubrication, depending on use and design. Its low friction properties make it ideal for self-lubricating bearing and slide applications.

Nylon Sheet and Nylon Rod (Polyamide)

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Nylon 101 polyamide, including Nylatron MDS sheet and rod, is a strong, wear-resistant plastic known for its low friction, good machinability, and reliable performance under load. These materials are frequently used as self-lubricating bearing surfaces or in slide-type applications due to their exceptional wear resistance and durability. Industrial Plastic Supply's Nylon sheet and rod materials are resistant to most common chemicals and find use in diverse sectors such as food processing, automotive, fluid handling, electronics, and mining applications.

PA6, PA6/6, PA6/10, PA6/12

Nylon Type 6, Nylon Type 6/6, Nylon Type 6/10, and Nylon Type 6/12

Commonly known as PA6 (Cast) and PA66 (Extruded) Nylon

Nylon 101 polyamide, including Nylatron MDS sheet and rod, is a strong, wear-resistant plastic used for parts that need low friction, good machinability, and reliable performance under load.

Available As Nylon Sheet, Nylon Rod, Nylon Tubular Bar, Nylon Tube and Nylon Cast Blocks and Shapes

Nylon Sheet and Nylon Rod materials are used frequently in a self lubricating bearing surface or slide type applications. Resistant to most common chemicals.

Nylon is one of the most popular work horse materials in the mechanical plastics family. The number designations that follow each type or grade in sheet or rod type refers to the number of carbon atoms contained in the material’s prior polymerization process.

Used in Food Processing, Automotive, Fluid Handling, Electronics and Mining applications.

Other brand or trade names for grades of Nylon Sheet or rod include: Type 6/6 and Type 6: Vekton®, Unipa®, Tecast®, Nyoil®, Tecamid®, Sustamid®, Capron®, Nylatron®, Ensilon®, and Zytel®. PA6 and PA6/6 sheet and rod are wear resistant plastics, are are some of the best known superior mechanical plastic materials.

Various colors are available depending on the type of PA6 sheet or rod you may need for your application. With the exceptional wear resistance of this material, based on use and design, parts may last many years without lubrication.

The Nylon – Polyamide Sheet and Rod materials are considered High Tech Performance Plastic.

A wide range of thicknesses are available in Natural and Black Nylon 66 sheet

Huge Cast Nylon type 6 looks like massive hockey puck

Nylon Sheet and Nylon Rod materials are durable materials generally used for wear resistant applications. Large cross sections and custom shapes can be made with the Type 6 Cast Sheet, Rod and Shapes, as well as additives to increase desired properties. In the Cast Type 6, colors, lubricants, Food Grade Oil filled, stiffeners (glass), Molybdenum Disulfide or MD Filled, and other custom blends.

What are the benefits of Nylon Sheet and Rod (Polyamide)?

Very Stiff Material – Great Wear Properties
Good Mechanical and Impact Properties
Nylon Sheet and Rods are Self Lubricating & Abrasion Resistant
Many Nylon Sheet and Rod Varieties and formulations Available
Extremely Durable – High End Home Carpet and Tough Household Rope are Great Examples
Huge range of rod and sheet sizes – available as standard, also massive capacity on special order.
Nylon Sheet and Nylon rod are ITAR compliant, and Nylon is RoHS compliant

Common Specifications for Nylon 66 include: L-P-410 (LP410) with some exceptions, ASTM-D-4066 and ASTM-D-6779. Contact us for additional information on specifications.

Nylon Sheet and Nylon Rods are excellent wearing and very abrasion resistant. Introduced in 1938, and now one of the world’s most recognized plastic materials. Inherently dimensionally stable makes for consistent finished parts. An extremely tough material used in numerous demanding applications (like Carpet fiber and common Rope).

Nylon Sheet and Nylon Rod are excellent in these applications:

Door latches
Windshield wiper parts
Wire connectors
Fishing lines
Oil pans
Speedometer gears
Cooling fans
Bearings
Wear pads
Rollers
Sprockets

Nylon (Polyamide) materials are available in various forms, including sheets, rods, films, cast blocks, near-net shapes, and tubular bars. Nylon sheets are available from .062″ to 6.0″ thick in Natural (Tan – Beige), Black, and MD, with sizes up to 48″ X 96″. Common sheet thicknesses include .125″, .250″, .500″, 1.0″, 2.0″, 3.0″, and 4.0″. Nylon rods range from .125″ to 10″ diameter in Natural, Black, and MD Filled, with lengths up to 120″. Cast Nylon Type 6 rods are available from 2.0″ to 26″ diameter in Natural, Blue, Oil Filled, MD Filled, FDA grade, and Black, also up to 120″ lengths. Cast Nylon Type 6 blocks and near-net shapes can be produced in a limitless range of custom sizes and shapes, available in Natural, Blue, Oil Filled, MD Filled, FDA grade, and Black. Cast Nylon tubes (tubular bars) are offered from 2.0″ to 36″ OD with various wall thicknesses, generally up to 48″ long, in Natural, Blue, Oil Filled, MD Filled, FDA grade, and Black. Special formulations include glass-reinforced, oil-filled (including FDA approved), and MD-filled Nylon, with custom sizes, formulations, and colors available upon request. Please note: These properties are for evaluation purposes only and should not be construed as a warranty or guarantee of results. Users should conduct their own tests to determine suitability.

These are typical properties for Nylon sheet and Nylon rod materials.

Red Cast Nylon Plaste

Cast Natural Nylon Block

Extruded Nylon 6/6, 6/12 Data

Glass Filled Nylon Data Sheet

Nylon MD Data Sheet

Extruded Nylon 6/6, 6/12 SDS

Glass Filled Nylon SDS

Nylon MD SDS

These properties are for evaluation purposes only. This information is not to be construed as a warranty, guarantee or assurance that you may achieve the same results. Materials made from different resin types, manufacturing techniques and manufacturers will react differently. The information should be used to compare against other materials only, and each user should make his own tests to determine suitability. No warranty as to this materials suitability are either expressed nor implied.