Nylon has a variety of uses due to its properties including high durability, elasticity, resistance to chemicals and insects, and ability to melt instead of burn. It is exceptionally strong with excellent abrasion resistance, making it suitable for applications like carpets, socks, ropes, parachutes, seat belts, tires, clothes, machine parts, and fishing nets. Nylon can have different levels of luster and is easy to wash with low moisture absorbency.

1. Nylon
TMS 211,
Summer 2013
Kirk Blackburn

3. Variation of luster:
nylon has the ability to be very lustrous, semilustrous or dull.
High Durability
High elongation[very elastic}
High resistance to insects, fungi, animals, molds and many
chemicals.
Melts instead of burning
Characteristics Of
Nylon

4.  Exceptionally strong
Excellent abrasion resistance
[Abrasion resistance is a property which allows a material
to resist wear.]
 Easy to wash
 Low in moisture absorbency

6.  It is highly elastic , tensile and has silk like
appearance. So it is used in carpets and
socks.
 Nylon is used in many military applications
like ropes, parachutes etc.
 It is highly durable and its fibers are used for
making seat belts , tyre cords , clothes etc.

7.  Nylon is widely used as plastic for making
machine parts.
 It is also used for making fishing nets .