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America’s premier plastic machining supplier manufactures high precision custom plastic machined parts specializing in the instrumentation, aerospace, medical, fluid handling, semiconductors, and military industries
Capabilities: fast plastic prototypes, CNC milling, CNC lathe, plastic screw machining, custom plastic manifolds
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Description & Properties of NYLON
Nylon is an excellent material in regards to wear and abrasion resistance. Nylon is a material that is easily machinable, low cost and lightweight, and given its wear resistance is often used to replace metal and rubber among other materials. Nylon colors include; Natural, black, blue, grey, red, brown, green, yellow.
- NYLON (30% GF) – Nylon 6 reinforced with 30% glass fibre and graphite. The glass addition makes the material resistant to abrasion, compression and flex. This grade is not suitable for contact with food.
- NYLON 6 (CAST)- One of the most widely used and versatile thermoplastic resins. Because of nylon’s strength, toughness and lubricity it offers mechanical engineers many options when designing components. It is cost-effective to machine. This material features very high impact resistance.
- NYLON 6/6 (EXTRUDED) – Semi-crystalline engineering thermoplastic with a wide range of uses. Has a higher mechanical strength, stiffness and toughness than Nylon 6. It is resistant to many oils and greases, is very abrasion resistant.
Common Plastic Parts Made From NYLON
- NYLON (30% GF) – Excellent material for gears and mechanical parts where wear resistance is an issue
- NYLON 6 (CAST) – Gears, bushings, bearings, supports, housings, feed screws, custom parts
- NYLON 6/6 (EXTRUDED) – Supports and guide wheels, pulleys, gears, bushings, pads
