SUSTAMID® PA6  

6G Cast Nylons

Sustamid® also known as Polyamide (PA), Nylon is a partially crystalline thermoplastic and is known as the workhorse of engineering plastics due to its variety of properties.

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Because of its good mechanical strength, abrasion resistance, chemical, thermal and low friction properties, it has earned a reputation as an excellent bearing material. Hardness and strength, toughness and tenacity are the combination that makes Sustamid® Nylon so versatile and the solution for many difficult applications.

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Sustamid® Nylon has evolved over the years and is available in a number of commercial stock shape grades each having specific properties and benefits, examples are type 6, 66, 11, 12 & 46 most of which are copolymer grades although much development has been done in recent years with Type 6 Monomer Cast Caprolactum grades.

 

Proven Industry Performer

Mechanical Engineering, Offshore, Electrical, Electronics, Vehicle Construction / Automotive Industries: Cars, Trucks, Forklifts, Conveying, Heavy Crane Industry, Repetition Machining, Heavy Haulage, Dairy Industry, Meat Works, Food Processing, Bottling

 

Applications

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• Sliding Parts

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• Cable Winches

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• Lifting Gears

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• Rope Pulleys

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• Conveyor Stars

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• Spiral Conveyors

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• Insulation Bushing

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• Gears & Sprockets

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• High Speed Chain Guides that exceed 100 feet per minute

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• Crane Pulleys ( Sheaves )

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• Bearing both in linear and circular

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• High Impact Pile Driving

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• Bearing Pads

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• High Load Packing Blocks up to 13 ton per square inch of load bearing

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• Meat Works

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• Bottling

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• Truck Pads and Shackle Bushes

    

Properties

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• Excellent abrasion resistance

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• Very good mechanical strength

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• Very good chemical, thermal and low friction properties

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• Excellent bearing material

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• Excellent short-term and long-term heat resistance

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• High stiffness at elevated temperatures

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• High creep resistance, especially at elevated temperatures

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• Outstanding toughness

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• Excellent fatigue behaviour

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• Good resistance to chemicals

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• A high PV rating

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• Very good co-efficient of friction

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• Excellent electrical insulation properties