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PA6 - extruded polyamide 6

Other material names PA6: silon, nylon

Material group:

Polyamide

This material offers an optimal combination of mechanical strength, stiffness, toughness, mechanical damping properties and wear resistance. These properties, together with good electrical insulating properties and a good chemical resistance make PA6 a “general purpose” grade for mechanical construction and maintenance.

Color of material:

Natur

Black

Typical applications:

Rollers
Slide bearings
Slide elements
Components under varying stress
Parts subject to high impacts and shocks

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The material is used in:

Electrotechnical industry

Automobile industry

Packaging industry

Engineering industry

Production of single-purpose machines

Features:

High mechanical strength, stiffness, hardness and toughness
Good fatigue resistance
High mechanical damping ability
Good sliding properties
Excellent wear resistance
Good electrical insulating properties
Good resistance to high energy radiation (gamma- and X-rays)
Good machinability

Material availability:

Material is in stock

Group of materials Polyamide:

Comparison of material properties

Comparison of material properties from the group Polyamide

	PA6G+oil	PA6G+MoS2	PA6G	PA66+GF30	PA66	PA6	PA4.6	PA12G
Specific weight	1.14 g/cm³	1.16 g/cm³	1.15 g/cm³	1.29 g/cm³	1.14 g/cm³	1.14 g/cm³	1.18 g/cm³	1.03 g/cm³
Yield strength	80 N/mm²	78 N/mm²	85 N/mm²	160 N/mm²	85 N/mm²	76 N/mm²	100 N/mm²	60 N/mm²
Tensile strength
Allowable mean pressure deformation 1%	22.00 N/mm²	25.00 N/mm²	26.00 N/mm²	28.00 N/mm²	25.00 N/mm²	24.00 N/mm²	23.00 N/mm²
Allowable mean pressure deformation 2%	43.00 N/mm²	49.00 N/mm²	51.00 N/mm²	55.00 N/mm²	49.00 N/mm²	46.00 N/mm²	45.00 N/mm²
Allowable mean pressure deformation 5%	79.00 N/mm²	88.00 N/mm²	92.00 N/mm²	90.00 N/mm²	90.00 N/mm²	80.00 N/mm²	94.00 N/mm²
p.v dry limit	0.23 MPa.m/s		0.13 MPa.m/s		0.13 MPa.m/s	0.11 MPa.m/s		0.10 MPa.m/s
Flexural strength	140 N/mm²		140 N/mm²	250 N/mm²	135 N/mm²	130 N/mm²	150 N/mm²	90 N/mm²
Tensibility	50 %	25 %	40 %	5 %	50 %	50 %	25 %	55 %
Flexural modulus	2 800 N/mm²		3 200 N/mm²		2 900 N/mm²	2 500 N/mm²	3 200 N/mm²	1 500 N/mm²
Tensile modulus	2 600 N/mm²	3 300 N/mm²	3 500 N/mm²	11 000 N/mm²	3 000 N/mm²	3 200 N/mm²	3 300 N/mm²	2 000 N/mm²
Impact toughness	bez zlomu	bez zlomu	bez zlomu	50	bez zlomu	bez zlomu	bez zlomu	bez zlomu
Notched toughness	>5 kJ/m²	>3 kJ/m²	>4 kJ/m²	>6 kJ/m²	>4 kJ/m²	>5 kJ/m²	>8 kJ/m²	>15 kJ/m²
Ball hardness	140 N/mm²	160 N/mm²	165 N/mm²	240 N/mm²	170 N/mm²	150 N/mm²	165 N/mm²	100 N/mm²
Friction coefficient	0.18	0.32	0.35	0.45	0.35	0.38	0.35	0.32
Sliding wear	0.05 um/km	0.10 um/km	0.10 um/km		0.10 um/km	0.23 um/km		0.80 um/km
Abrasive wear			150		160			260
Antistatic material	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Permittivity	3.70	3.60	3.60	3.90	3.80	3.90	3.80	3.50
Electrical strength	22 kV/mm	24 kV/mm	25 kV/mm	30 kV/mm	27 kV/mm	25 kV/mm	25 kV/mm	20 kV/mm
Specific internal resistance	10^(14) Ω	10^(13) Ω	10^(13) Ω	10^(14) Ω	10^(12) Ω	10^(12) Ω	10^(14) Ω	10^(14) Ω
Specific surface resistance	10^(13) Ω.cm	10^(12) Ω.cm	10^(12) Ω.cm	10^(13) Ω.cm	10^(12) Ω.cm	10^(12) Ω.cm	10^(13) Ω.cm	10^(13) Ω.cm
Melting point	220 °C	220 °C	220 °C	255 °C	265 °C	220 °C	295 °C	179 °C
Thermal expansion	8 10^(-5)/K	8 10^(-5)/K	8 10^(-5)/K	3 10^(-5)/K	10 10^(-5)/K	10 10^(-5)/K	9 10^(-5)/K	10 10^(-5)/K
Thermal conductivity	0.23 W/(K.m)	0.30 W/(K.m)	0.29 W/(K.m)	0.30 W/(K.m)	0.28 W/(K.m)	0.28 W/(K.m)	0.30 W/(K.m)	0.23 W/(K.m)
Permanent use temperature	-40-105	-30-105	-40-105	-30-120	-30-100	-30-95	-40-155	-60-80
Transient temperature of use	-40-160	-40-170	-40-170	-30-180	-30-150	-40-140	-40-200	-60-140
Friction coefficient	0.18	0.32	0.35	0.45	0.35	0.38	0.35	0.32
Absorbability	1,8 %	2,4 %	2.2 %	1,7 %	2,5 %	2,6 %	2,8 %	0,9 %
Water absorption	5,5 %	6,7 %	6.5 %	5,5 %	9 %	10 %	9,5 %	1,4 %
Resistance - oils	resistant	resistant	resistant	resistant	resistant	resistant	resistant	resistant
Acid resistance	conditionally resistant	conditionally resistant	conditionally resistant	conditionally resistant	conditionally resistant	conditionally resistant	conditionally resistant	conditionally resistant
Durability - alcali	resistant	resistant	resistant	resistant	conditionally resistant	conditionally resistant	conditionally resistant	resistant
Food contact	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Special features	samomazné vlastnosti					PA6 can absorb up to 7% (by weight) water under high humidity or submerged in water. This can result in dimensional changes up to 2% and a corresponding reduction of physical properties. Proper design techniques can frequently compensate for this factor.	Highest heat resistance of PA materials

Material properties table

Specific weight	1.14 g/cm³
Yield strength	76 N/mm²
Allowable mean pressure deformation 1%	24.00 N/mm²
Allowable mean pressure deformation 2%	46.00 N/mm²
Allowable mean pressure deformation 5%	80.00 N/mm²
p.v dry limit	0.11 MPa.m/s
Flexural strength	130 N/mm²
Tensibility	50 %
Flexural modulus	2 500 N/mm²
Tensile modulus	3 200 N/mm²
Impact toughness	bez zlomu
Notched toughness	>5 kJ/m²
Ball hardness	150 N/mm²
Friction coefficient	0.38
Sliding wear	0.23 um/km
Antistatic material	No
Permittivity	3.90
Electrical strength	25 kV/mm
Specific internal resistance	10^(12) Ω
Specific surface resistance	10^(12) Ω.cm
Melting point	220 °C
Thermal expansion	10 10^(-5)/K
Thermal conductivity	0.28 W/(K.m)
Permanent use temperature	-30 ; 95 °C
Transient temperature of use	-40 ; 140 °C
Absorbability	2,6 %
Water absorption	10 %
Resistance - oils	resistant
Acid resistance	conditionally resistant
Durability - alcali	conditionally resistant
Food contact	No
Special features	PA6 can absorb up to 7% (by weight) water under high humidity or submerged in water. This can result in dimensional changes up to 2% and a corresponding reduction of physical properties. Proper design techniques can frequently compensate for this factor.

Some trade names of the material

Tecamid® 6

Murylon® B

Ertalon® 6 SA

Sustamid® 6

Silamid®

Zellamid® 202

Trade names unprotected reg. mark:

silon, nylon

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Some materials trade names are protected trademarks..
Tecamid® 6 is a registered trademark of Ensinger; Murylon® B is a registered trademark of Murtfeldt; Ertalon® 6 SAis a registered trademark of Quadrant; Sustamid® 6 is a registered trademark of Röchling; Silamid® is a registered trademark of SILTECA; Zellamid® 202 is a registered trademark of Zell-Metall;

All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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