Get a quoteNylon (polyamide) offers excellent bearing and wear properties. Available as homopolymer, copolymer, or reinforced, it can be harder to machine. This guide covers attributes, applications, design notes, finishing options, stock sizes, and property tables.
Nylon (polyamide) offers excellent bearing and wear properties. Available as homopolymer, copolymer, or reinforced, it can be harder to machine. This guide covers attributes, applications, design notes, finishing options, stock sizes, and property tables.
Nylon (polyamide) offers excellent bearing and wear properties. Available as homopolymer, copolymer, or reinforced, it can be harder to machine. This guide covers attributes, applications, design notes, finishing options, stock sizes, and property tables.
Nylon refers to the group of plastics known as Polyamides. One of the most common engineering plastics in the world, it has outstanding bearing and wear properties.
Brand names include Nylatron®, Tecamid® and Nylacast®.
It is available as a homopolymer, copolymer or reinforced. It can also be pre-conditioned to reduce moisture absorption during its lifetime. Oil filled and glass filled grades are available.
Nylon can be difficult to machine due to the nature of the chips/swarf produced during the manufacturing process. We use high speed steel cutting tools over carbide as they have a sharper cutting edge. We also use the highest cutting speed and are aware of how clamping/fixturing can affect the part.
The two most common grades of Nylon are Nylon 6 and Nylon 66. The number relates to the number of methyl groups which are located on each side of the nitrogen atoms (amide groups), the difference in which subtly influences the properties of the nylon. The information on this page refers largely to Nylon 6 and 66.
You may also see Nylon referred to as:
The various grades of Nylon plastics offer slightly different attributes. The following attributes are representative of grades 6 and 66:
Nylon is a moisture absorbant material and will expand as a result. Designers need to allow for this when designing nylon components that will need to fit with other components.
Nylon is available in a range of colours including natural, black, white, blue, grey, ivory, red, silver and yellow.
Here are the standard stock sizes for the most commonly used Nylon tempers (Tecamid 6 & 66) in the UK. Please note we do not supply stock material, the information provided is purely for design and research purposes.
Stock sizes will vary depending on supplier. Please get in contact to discuss further.
500mm x 3000mm in thicknesses of 5-25mm
300mm x 3000mm and 500mm x 3000mm in thicknesses of 5-100mm
From 4-18mm diameter in lengths of 3000mm
From 4-200mm diameter in lengths of 3000mm
From 016-0008mm to 030/0025mm diameters in lengths of 3000m
From 040/0025mm to 320/0270mm diameters in lengths of 3000mm
Nylon is also available in black, blue, brown in various tempers.
Please note: some sizes may be non-stocked items and subject to minimum order quantities.
