Nylon Properties
Nylon fluid control mechanism
Nylon
is one of the most common plastics, first produced at DuPont. Two common grades of
nylon are Nylon 6 and Nylon 6/6.
Nylon Properties
Nylon has several advantageous properties:
- Heat resistance
- Chemical resistance
- Wear resistance
- Resilience
- Abrasion
resistance
- Flexibility
- Durability
- Resistance to fungi and animals, molds, mildew, chemicals
- Low friction
Machining Nylon
eMachineShop allows you to design custom nylon parts using: Blanking ... Counter boring ... Counter sinking ... Drilling ... Milling ... Reaming ... Band sawing ... Shearing ... Threading & Tapping ... Turning (lathe) ... Waterjet Cutting ... Extrusion and Injection Molding.
Applications of Nylon
Nylon is the most widely used engineering thermoplastic. Uses include:
- Screws and nuts
- Gears
- Personal care products
- Cable ties and film packaging
- Electrical connectors
- Fabric, carpeting, sportswear
- Fluid reservoirs
- Fishing line, brush bristles
- Gear, slide, cams, and bearings
- Sports and recreational equipment
- Intake manifolds
- Gas tanks
- Bearings
- Drumstick heads
- Tubing
