NYLON Products
1: Nylon 6 Cast L (Lubricated) – Dark Green
Nylon 6 Cast L is a lubricant-modified cast polyamide (PA 6 C) engineered for improved sliding performance and wear resistance. The built-in lubrication reduces friction compared to standard cast nylon, while maintaining high mechanical strength, toughness, and durability. It performs reliably in demanding conditions, including applications with continuous load, dry running, or limited external lubrication.
Compared to metal components, this material offers quieter operation, reduced wear, and longer service life due to its excellent vibration damping properties. It also helps minimize maintenance by reducing or eliminating the need for additional lubrication. The dark green color allows easy identification within complex systems and supports material differentiation where required.
Typical Applications:
Plain bearings, guides, gears, sliding strips, and wear components in mechanical and heavy-duty engineering.
2: Nylon 6 Cast (Lubricated) – Green
This internally lubricated cast nylon (PA 6 C) is engineered with a solid lubricant system to deliver excellent sliding and wear performance. It offers very low friction and reduced abrasion, making it highly effective in applications where components operate under continuous movement or dry running conditions. The material also maintains high toughness and ductility, ensuring reliable performance under mechanical stress.
It is resistant to a wide range of oils, greases, and fuels, making it suitable for industrial environments where exposure to such substances is common. With its strong load-bearing capacity and electrically insulating properties, it is widely used in mechanical engineering applications requiring durability, reduced wear, and consistent performance.
Typical Applications:
Sliding components, wear strips, bearings, and mechanically loaded parts in industrial systems.
3: Nylon 6 Cast (Lubricated) – Black
This cast nylon (PA 6 C) is manufactured with integrated solid lubricants to deliver excellent sliding and wear performance. It is specifically designed for high-speed applications where low friction and reduced abrasion are essential. The material combines strong load-bearing capacity with enhanced tribological properties, making it a reliable solution for demanding sliding components.
It offers high toughness, ductility, and resistance to a wide range of oils and greases, while also providing electrical insulation. Due to its self-lubricating nature, external lubrication is often not required, helping reduce maintenance and operational costs. The material is available in plate and rod forms and performs consistently across a variety of mechanical applications.
Typical Applications:
Plain bearings, guide rails, gear wheels, and other high-speed sliding components in mechanical engineering.
4: Nylon 6 (Extruded) – Natural
Nylon 6 is one of the most widely used extruded polyamides, offering a well-balanced combination of strength, toughness, and wear resistance. It provides excellent impact strength and vibration damping, even at low temperatures, making it suitable for dynamic and mechanically demanding applications. The material also performs well against rough mating surfaces, contributing to its reliable abrasion resistance in general engineering use.
While it has higher moisture absorption and slightly lower dimensional stability compared to cast nylon (PA 6 C), it remains a versatile and cost-effective solution for a wide range of applications. Its good chemical resistance, machinability, and electrical insulation properties make it suitable for use in challenging environments where tight tolerances are not critical.
Typical Applications:
Rollers, gears, bushings, wear pads, and general mechanical components across industrial, automotive, and engineering sectors.
5: Nylon 6 (MoS₂ Modified) – Black
This Nylon 6 grade is modified with molybdenum disulphide (MoS₂) to enhance rigidity, surface hardness, and dimensional stability. The additive improves the material’s structural performance under load while also refining its sliding and wear characteristics. As a result, it performs more consistently in applications where reduced friction and improved abrasion resistance are required, although with slightly lower impact strength compared to unmodified Nylon 6.
The material also benefits from improved UV resistance due to its black pigmentation, making it suitable for outdoor and exposed environments. It maintains good resistance to oils, greases, and fuels, along with high mechanical strength and toughness, making it a reliable choice for demanding engineering applications.
Typical Applications:
Gears, wear pads, sliding components, and structural parts used in mechanical and automotive applications.
6: Nylon 6 (Flame Retardant) – Natural
This flame-retardant Nylon 6 is specially formulated to provide enhanced fire resistance while maintaining good mechanical strength and wear performance. It combines reliable sliding properties with chemical resistance, making it suitable for applications where both structural integrity and fire safety are essential. The material is designed to perform consistently in demanding environments without compromising on durability.
It meets key industry fire standards, including UL94 V-0, FAR 25.853, and EN 45545, making it suitable for regulated sectors such as aerospace and transportation. In addition to its flame-retardant properties, it offers good machinability and resistance to oils, greases, and fuels, ensuring dependable performance across a wide range of engineering applications.
Typical Applications:
Structural components, electrical housings, transport interiors, and safety-critical parts in aerospace, railway, and industrial systems.
7: Nylon 6 (Flame Retardant) – Black
This flame-retardant Nylon 6 is designed to meet stringent fire safety requirements while maintaining the core mechanical and chemical properties of standard PA6. It offers good strength, sliding performance, and resistance to oils and greases, making it suitable for demanding environments where both durability and fire resistance are required. The material achieves UL94 V-0 classification, ensuring reliable performance in applications with strict flammability standards.
Formulated with a halogen-free flame-retardant system, it supports compliance across various industries, including transportation and aerospace. It also meets EN 45545 requirements for rail applications. The black pigmentation enhances UV resistance, allowing use in outdoor environments as well as interior components where fire safety and long-term performance are critical.
Typical Applications:
Aircraft interiors, railway components, electrical housings, and safety-critical parts in industrial and transport systems.
8: Nylon 6 GF30 (Glass Filled) – Black
Nylon 6 GF30 is a 30% glass fibre reinforced polyamide designed for applications requiring increased strength, rigidity, and dimensional stability. The reinforcement significantly improves load-bearing capacity and creep resistance, allowing the material to perform reliably under sustained stress and elevated temperatures. It is particularly suited for structural components where maintaining shape and performance over time is critical.
Due to the presence of glass fibres, the material offers high stiffness and improved thermal performance, but may cause increased wear on mating surfaces, making it less suitable for sliding applications. It also provides good resistance to oils, greases, and fuels, along with reliable machinability, making it a strong choice for demanding engineering environments.
Typical Applications:
Structural components, brackets, housings, and load-bearing parts in mechanical, automotive, and industrial systems.
9: Nylon 6 GF25 (Glass Filled) – Black
Nylon 6 GF25 is a 25% glass fibre reinforced polyamide developed to provide a balance between strength, rigidity, and toughness. Compared to higher glass-filled grades, it offers slightly improved impact resistance while still maintaining strong mechanical performance and dimensional stability. The reduced fibre content also allows for the production of larger extruded shapes, making it suitable for applications requiring bigger components.
The material delivers good resistance to oils, greases, and fuels, along with reliable machinability and thermal performance. It is well-suited for structural applications where strength and stability are required, without the higher brittleness associated with heavier glass reinforcement.
Typical Applications:
Structural parts, supports, housings, and engineering components used in mechanical and automotive industries.
10: Nylon 6 (Metal Detectable) – Blue
Nylon 6 GF25 is a 25% glass fibre reinforced polyamide developed to provide a balance between strength, rigidity, and toughness. Compared to higher glass-filled grades, it offers slightly improved impact resistance while still maintaining strong mechanical performance and dimensional stability. The reduced fibre content also allows for the production of larger extruded shapes, making it suitable for applications requiring bigger components.
The material delivers good resistance to oils, greases, and fuels, along with reliable machinability and thermal performance. It is well-suited for structural applications where strength and stability are required, without the higher brittleness associated with heavier glass reinforcement.
Typical Applications:
Structural parts, supports, housings, and engineering components used in mechanical and automotive industries.
11: Nylon 66 (Standard) – Natural
Nylon 66 is a high-performance polyamide known for its superior rigidity, hardness, and thermal stability compared to standard Nylon 6. It offers excellent wear resistance and low friction properties, making it suitable for precision components operating under continuous load and elevated temperatures.
The material also provides strong chemical resistance and impact strength, although it has a higher tendency to absorb moisture, which may affect dimensional stability in certain conditions. Its balanced performance makes it widely used across demanding industries such as automotive, aerospace, and industrial engineering.
Typical Applications:
Gears, bushings, rollers, and structural components used in mechanical, automotive, and industrial systems.
12: Nylon 66 (MoS₂ Modified) – Black
This Nylon 66 grade is modified with molybdenum disulphide (MoS₂) to enhance sliding performance and reduce friction. The additive improves wear resistance while increasing rigidity, hardness, and dimensional stability, making it suitable for applications involving continuous movement and mechanical stress.
While the modification slightly reduces impact strength, it significantly improves overall performance in wear-critical environments. The material also offers good resistance to oils, greases, and fuels, along with reliable machinability and structural strength.
Typical Applications:
Sliding components, gears, wear parts, and precision mechanical components in engineering and automotive applications.
13: Nylon 66 (Lubricated) – Natural
This Nylon 66 grade is modified with an internal solid lubricant to improve sliding performance and reduce friction and wear. Compared to standard Nylon 66, it offers enhanced abrasion resistance, making it suitable for components operating under continuous motion or contact. The material maintains good chemical resistance and toughness, ensuring reliable performance in demanding environments.
Due to the lubricant addition, there is a slight reduction in strength, stiffness, and hardness compared to unfilled PA66. However, it remains a dependable choice for applications where reduced friction and improved wear behavior are more critical than maximum structural strength.
Typical Applications:
Sliding components, bearings, wear strips, and mechanical parts requiring low friction and consistent performance.
14: Nylon 66 (Heat Stabilized) – Brown
This heat-stabilized Nylon 66 is engineered with a special additive that enhances resistance to thermal degradation. As a result, it can operate at higher continuous service temperatures compared to standard PA66, making it suitable for applications exposed to elevated heat over extended periods.
The material retains high strength, stiffness, and toughness, along with good wear resistance and chemical stability. Its improved thermal performance ensures longer service life in demanding environments, particularly where heat resistance is a key requirement.
Typical Applications:
High-temperature mechanical components, automotive parts, electrical components, and industrial systems.
15: Nylon 66 GF30 (Glass Filled) – Black
Nylon 66 GF30 is a 30% glass fibre reinforced polyamide offering significantly increased strength, stiffness, and dimensional stability. The reinforcement enhances creep resistance and allows the material to perform reliably under high static loads and elevated temperatures, making it ideal for structural applications.
While it provides excellent mechanical and thermal performance, the presence of glass fibres may increase wear on mating surfaces, making it less suitable for sliding applications. The black pigmentation also improves UV resistance, allowing use in outdoor environments where durability and stability are required.
Typical Applications:
Structural components, load-bearing parts, housings, and high-performance engineering components in automotive and industrial sectors.
16: Nylon 66 GF35 (Glass Filled) – Natural
Nylon 66 GF35 is a 35% glass fibre reinforced polyamide offering very high stiffness, strength, and dimensional stability. Compared to lower glass-filled grades, it provides improved load-bearing capacity and performs reliably under long-term static loads and elevated temperatures. This makes it particularly suitable for structural applications where rigidity and stability are critical.
While the reinforcement enhances mechanical and thermal performance, it may increase abrasion on mating surfaces, making it less suitable for sliding applications. The material is available in multiple forms, including rods, sheets, and tubes, and is widely used in demanding engineering environments.
Typical Applications:
Structural components, supports, housings, and high-load parts in mechanical, aerospace, and industrial applications.
17: Nylon 66 GF35 (Glass Filled) – Black
This 35% glass fibre reinforced Nylon 66 offers exceptional stiffness and mechanical strength, making it suitable for components subjected to continuous high loads. The reinforcement also improves heat resistance, allowing the material to perform reliably in elevated temperature conditions while maintaining dimensional stability.
Despite its high glass content, it can still be processed into standard shapes such as rods and sheets. However, machining requires care due to increased tool wear and the potential for stress cracking. The material is widely used in applications where high strength and structural reliability are essential.
Typical Applications:
Load-bearing components, structural parts, and engineering elements in aerospace and mechanical industries.
18: Nylon 66 GF50 (Glass Filled) – Black
Nylon 66 GF50 is a highly reinforced polyamide containing 50% glass fibre, designed for maximum mechanical and thermal performance. It offers extremely high strength, stiffness, and creep resistance, along with excellent dimensional stability, even under high loads and service temperatures up to approximately 130°C.
This material is engineered for demanding applications where minimal deformation and long-term performance are critical. It also provides good resistance to oils, greases, and fuels, along with reliable machinability, making it suitable for advanced engineering and industrial use.
Typical Applications:
High-load structural components, precision parts, and thermally stressed components in automotive, electronics, and mechanical engineering industries.
19: Nylon 66 CF20 (Carbon Filled) – Black
Nylon 66 CF20 is a 20% carbon fibre reinforced polyamide designed to provide enhanced stiffness, strength, and creep resistance while maintaining a balanced level of toughness. Compared to glass fibre reinforced grades, it offers lower density and improved sliding performance, along with reduced abrasion on mating surfaces. The addition of carbon fibres also improves thermal conductivity, allowing faster dissipation of frictional heat in dynamic applications.
This material delivers high dimensional stability and good resistance to oils, greases, and fuels, making it suitable for demanding engineering environments. While carbon fibres enhance mechanical performance, they are not intended to provide consistent electrical conductivity. The 20% reinforcement level ensures an optimal balance between strength and durability without excessive brittleness.
Typical Applications:
Structural components, sliding parts, wear components, and precision engineering parts in mechanical and automotive industries.
20: Nylon 66 GF15 FR (Glass Filled, Flame Retardant) – Black
This Nylon 66 grade is reinforced with 15% glass fibre and formulated with flame-retardant properties, providing a combination of improved strength, stiffness, and fire performance. It is specifically designed for applications where structural integrity and compliance with fire safety standards are essential, particularly in regulated environments.
The material meets FAR 25.853 requirements for aircraft interior applications and offers a cost-effective alternative to higher-performance plastics such as PEEK or PPS. Its balanced mechanical properties and controlled flame and smoke behavior make it suitable for structural components used in aerospace and other safety-critical industries.
Typical Applications:
Aircraft interior structures, support components, panels, and safety-critical parts requiring flame resistance and mechanical strength.
21: Nylon 6/3 (Transparent) – Natural
Nylon 6/3 is an amorphous polyamide characterized by its high level of transparency and balanced mechanical performance. Its structure results in low crystallinity, providing excellent toughness and good resistance to chemicals and stress cracking. The material also offers reliable thermal stability and mechanical strength, making it suitable for applications requiring both clarity and durability.
Due to its amorphous nature, it may exhibit slight shrinkage and a tendency to warp compared to standard polyamides. However, it remains easy to machine and polish, making it ideal for components where visual clarity and surface finish are important, along with dependable performance in demanding environments.
Typical Applications:
Transparent components, inspection covers, electrical parts, and precision components in electronics, food processing, and engineering applications.
22: Nylon 12 – Natural
Nylon 12 is a semi-crystalline polyamide known for its exceptional toughness, low moisture absorption, and high dimensional stability. It has the lowest water absorption among all polyamides, allowing components to maintain their shape and performance even in humid or wet environments. The material also offers good chemical resistance and reduced sensitivity to stress cracking, making it reliable in demanding conditions.
In addition, Nylon 12 provides good wear resistance, low friction properties, and excellent impact strength, combined with a relatively low density. Its lower melting point compared to other nylons allows for easier processing while still delivering consistent mechanical performance across a wide range of applications.
Typical Applications:
Precision components, tubing, wear parts, and mechanical components used in automotive, aerospace, and industrial applications.
23: Nylon 6 Block Copolymer – Yellow
This Nylon 6 block copolymer is produced using a reaction injection molding process, resulting in a material with enhanced toughness and impact resistance. The elastomer component within the structure allows it to absorb high levels of stress, making it suitable for heavy-duty and impact-prone applications.
It offers good wear and sliding properties, along with resistance to oils, greases, and fuels. The material also provides electrical insulation and maintains reliable performance in mechanically demanding environments where durability and resilience are critical.
Typical Applications:
Impact-resistant components, wear parts, heavy-duty machine elements, and structural parts in industrial and automotive sectors.
24: Nylon 6 Cast L (Oil-Filled) – Natural
Nylon 6 Cast L is an oil-filled cast polyamide designed for applications requiring excellent bearing and wear performance. The integrated lubrication significantly improves sliding properties and reduces friction, making it ideal for components operating without external lubrication.
The material offers high toughness, strength, and resistance to oils, greases, and fuels, ensuring long service life and reduced maintenance. Available in multiple colour variants, it is widely used in demanding environments where reliability and consistent performance are essential.
Typical Applications:
Bearings, wear strips, sliding components, and mechanical parts in heavy-duty and industrial applications.
25: Nylon 6 Cast L (Oil-Filled) – Black
This oil-filled cast nylon (PA 6 C) is designed to deliver improved sliding performance and reduced friction. The integrated lubrication enhances wear and abrasion resistance, resulting in longer component life and lower maintenance requirements. It performs reliably in applications where consistent motion and reduced friction are essential.
The black variant offers added suitability for outdoor use due to improved resistance to UV exposure and environmental conditions. The material also maintains high strength, toughness, and resistance to oils and greases, making it suitable for demanding industrial environments.
Typical Applications:
Bearings, wear strips, sliding components, and mechanical parts used in outdoor and heavy-duty applications.
26: Nylon 6 Cast L (Oil-Filled) – Yellow
This cast nylon (PA 6 C) is modified with a homogeneous oil lubricant to provide consistent sliding and wear performance throughout the component’s service life. It is particularly effective in applications involving dry running or limited lubrication, offering low friction and reduced stick-slip behavior.
The material combines high toughness, strength, and resistance to oils and fuels with reliable wear performance. Its uniform lubrication ensures stable operation over time, making it a dependable choice for dynamic mechanical systems.
Typical Applications:
Sliding components, guide rails, bearings, and wear parts in industrial and mechanical engineering systems.
27: Nylon 6 Cast (Standard) – Natural
This standard cast nylon (PA 6 C) offers a strong balance of mechanical strength, wear resistance, and durability. It provides excellent bearing properties along with good fatigue resistance and vibration damping, making it ideal for replacing metal components in many industrial applications.
The material is lightweight compared to metals, corrosion-resistant, and easy to machine, contributing to reduced handling and maintenance efforts. Its reliable performance and versatility make it a widely used solution across a range of engineering environments.
Typical Applications:
Gears, bearings, sheaves, sprockets, and structural components used in mechanical, automotive, and heavy-duty industries.
28: Nylon 6 Cast (Bio-Based) – Natural
This bio-based cast nylon (PA 6 C) is developed as a more sustainable alternative to conventional materials, using mass-balanced raw materials to reduce the overall carbon footprint. It delivers the same reliable mechanical performance as standard cast nylon, including high strength, toughness, and excellent wear resistance, making it suitable for demanding engineering applications.
The material also offers good vibration damping, chemical resistance, and electrical insulation, while maintaining the lightweight advantages of polyamide over metals. It is commonly used as a replacement for metallic components, helping reduce maintenance and improve operational efficiency.
Typical Applications:
Bearings, gears, structural components, and wear parts in mechanical, automotive, and heavy-duty industries.
29: Nylon 6 Cast (MoS₂ Modified) – Black
This cast nylon (PA 6 C) is modified with molybdenum disulphide (MoS₂) to enhance strength, surface hardness, and wear resistance. The additive increases the material’s crystallinity, resulting in improved abrasion performance while maintaining good toughness and mechanical stability.
It also provides good damping properties and resistance to oils, greases, and fuels, making it suitable for demanding industrial environments. The improved wear characteristics make it a reliable choice for components subjected to continuous friction and mechanical load.
Typical Applications:
Gears, wear plates, sliding components, and structural parts in mechanical and heavy-duty applications.
30: Nylon 6 Cast (Thermally Stabilized) – Blue
This thermally stable cast nylon (PA 6 C) offers a balanced combination of strength, toughness, and wear resistance. It performs reliably under mechanical load and provides good abrasion resistance, along with strong fatigue performance in dynamic applications.
The material also delivers good vibration damping and resistance to oils and fuels, making it suitable for demanding industrial environments. Its consistent mechanical properties and durability make it ideal for components operating under continuous stress and varying conditions.
Typical Applications:
Gears, conveyor components, structural parts, and wear elements in construction, mining, agriculture, and industrial systems.
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