This document discusses various types of nylon materials available from Emco Industrial Plastics including extruded nylon 6/6 in unfilled, MoS2 and Kevlar fiber filled, solid lubricant filled, and glass filled grades. It also discusses cast nylon 6 in unfilled, MoS2 filled, oil filled, and glass filled grades. Key properties are mentioned such as the higher melting point and mechanical properties of extruded nylon 6/6 compared to cast nylon. Reinforcements like MoS2, Kevlar fiber, and glass fibers are noted to increase strength, stiffness, wear resistance, and other properties.

1. NYLON
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Nylon, Extruded, Type 6/6, Unfilled
Nylon 6/6 has a much higher melting point, better mechanical properties due to greater hardness, and lower water absorption
than cast nylon.
Nylon, Extruded, Type 6/6, MoS2 and Kevlar® Fiber Filled
This grade has become a standard thermoplastic wear part material for many industries, most commonly used for large parts
(gears, sheaves, sprockets and custom parts) with improved load bearing capability allowing for longer part life, decreased
mating component wear, and less down time.
Nylon, Extruded, Type 6/6, Solid Lubricant Filled
This material is a type 6/6 extruded nylon compound with special additives offering superior bearing properties.
Nylon, Extruded, Type 6/6, Glass Filled
Nylon 6/6 is very easy to modify with fillers, fibers, internal lubricants, and impact modifiers. Glass Filled nylon Variants of this
nylon exhibit increased structural and impact strength, and rigidity.
Nylon, Extruded, Type 6/6, Kevlar® Fiber Filled
Nylon filled with Kevlar® aramid fibers result in a material that is strong, tough, and resists wear – up to 20 times greater than
nylon alone. This thermoplastic composite outperforms metals, glass, or other reinforced plastics.
Nylon, Cast, Type 6, Unfilled
The casting process of cast nylon 6 results in less stress, thus providing better dimensional stability. Nylon 6 exhibits all the
properties which generally make nylon a superior engineering material: high strength, low friction & wear resistance.
Nylon, Cast, Type 6, MoS2 Filled
Molybdenum disulphide-filled (MOS2 filled) and oil-filled nylons have enhanced wear properties and filled variants which increase
structural and impact strength and rigidity or lubricity.
Nylon, Cast, Type 6, Oil Filled
This is a cast nylon with built-in oil lubrication. During the manufacturing process, oil lubrication is completely & evenly dispersed
throughout the cast nylon, making it an integral part of the material’s structure that cannot spin out, dry out, or drain out, even
under the harshest working conditions.
Nylon, Cast, Type 6, Glass Filled
The addition of glass fibers to nylon in various amounts (10%, 20%, 30% and 40%) increases tensile strength, stiffness,
compressive strength, and a lower thermal expansion coefficient over conventional unfilled grades.
Nylon 101 PA66
Of all the unmodified nylons, Nylon 101 is the strongest, most rigid and has one of the highest melting points. It is commonl y
specified for screw machined electrical insulators and food contact parts.
Metal Detectable Nylon