Nylon Cast

Chemical Designation: Polyamide 6

DIN Abbreviation: PA 6 G (cast)

Colour, Filler: Opaque/yellowish or blue

Stock Availability: Standard lengths 1 or 2 metres. Tube up to 3.5 metres long

also cut to size

Rod 50 – 70 mm dia

Plate 10 – 160 mm thick

Tube 60 – 710 mm OD

Finished parts, machined or injection moulded

Nylon Fundido Tecast T is a semicrystalline cast nylon with good machinability and universal applications.

Main characteristics: very good machinability tough and strong

good sliding properties good vibration damping

even in dry running conditions electrically insulating

abrasion resistant

resistant to many oils

creases, diesel, petrol, …

  • Preferred Fields: Mechanical engineering, automotive engineering, transport and conveyor technology, gears, couplings and engine construction, textile, packaging and paper processing machinery, machine parts, agricultural machinery, printing machinery

Applications: diverse machine parts slide bearings

slide rails gears

castors wiper blades

pulleys chain wheels

calender rolls chain guides

    Nylon Fundido – Tecast T

    The following information corresponds with our current knowledge and indicates our products and possible applications. We cannot give a legally binding guarantee of certain properties or the suitability for a specific application. Existing commercial patents must be observed. A definitive quality guarantee is given in our general conditions of sales. Unless otherwise stated, these values represent averages taken from injection moulding samples. We reserve the right of technical alterations.

PropertiesUnitTest Method DIN ASTMDryWet *
Mechanical
Densityg/cm³53 4791.15
Tensile strength at yieldMPa53 4558560
Tensile strength at breakMPa53 455
Elongation at break%53 455350
Modulus of elasticity in tensionMPa53 45733001700
Modulus of elasticity in flexureMPa53 457
Ball indentation hardnessMPa53 45616090
Impact strength
(Charpy)
kJ/m²53 453no. br.
Creep rupture strength after
100o hrs with static load
MPa50
Time yield for 1%
elongation after 1000 hrs.
MPa5
Coefficient of friction against
hardened and ground steel
p = 0,05 N/mm², v = 0,6 m/s
0.4
Wear
conditions as above
µm/km
Thermal
Crystalline melting point°C53 736220
Glass transition temperature°C53 736405
Heat deformation
Method A
Method B
°C
°C
ISO 75
ISO 75
95
195
PropertiesUnitTest Method DIN ASTMDryWet *
Thermal
Max. Working temperature.
short term.
long term
°C
°C
180
100
Coefficient of thermal
conductivity
W/(m . K)0.24
Specific heatJ/(g . K)1.7
Coefficient of thermal expansion10-5/K5 – 6
Electrical
Dielectric constant at 105 Hz53 4833.7
Dielectric loss factor 105 Hz53 4830.030.3
Specific volume resistanceW . cm53 4825 x 10141012
Surface resistanceW53 4825 x 1012
Dielectric strength 1 mmkV/mm53 48150
Tracking resistance53 480KA 3cKA 3b
Miscellaneous
Moisture absorption:
Equillibrum in standard atmosphere (23 °C / 50 % relative humidity)
%53 7142.5
Water absorption at saturation at 23 °C%53 4956 – 7
Resistance to hot water,
washing soda
limited resistant
FlammabilityUL 94HB
Resistance to weatheringnot resistant

* after storage in a standard 23/50 atmosphere (DIN 50 014) to equilibrium.