TECAMID 66

TECAMID™ 66 Nylon

Nylon was the first engineering resin. It has been used in applications ranging from electronic, marine, and automotive industries to fibers used to make carpet. Nylon has outstanding wear resistance and low frictional properties.

It has very good temperature, chemical, and impact properties. However, nylon’s one weakness is a propensity to absorb moisture and thus have poor dimensional stability.

TECAMID® has an excellent balance of properties which make it an ideal material for metal replacement in applications such as automotive parts, industrial valves, railway tie insulators, and other industry uses whose design requirements include high strength, toughness, and weight reduction.

 Variety of TECAMID for Specific Applications

  • TECAMID™ 6/6
    Type 6/6 general purpose standard grade nylon. Extruded in natural and black. (Weather Resistant Black Grade is also available as a custom.)
  • TECAMID™ 6/12
    Type 6/12 nylon. This nylon has lower moisture absorpton rates than nylon 6/6, hence superior dimensional stability.
  • TECAMID™ ST
    Type 6/6 nylon. Super Tough nylon. Increased impact resistance and toughness over Tecamid™ 6/6.
  • TECAMID™ HS
    Type 6/6 nylon. Heat Stabilized nylon. Increased ability to withstand the negative effects of heat exposure and increased overall service temperature over Tecamid™ 6/6.

Mechanical -Thermal – Electric Properies of TECAMID

Properties Condition Value Test Method Comment
Mechanical Modulus of elasticity (tensile test) 350,000 psi ASTM D 638
Tensile strength at yield @ 73°F 12,000 psi ASTM D 638
Elongation at break @ 73°F 25 % ASTM D 638
Flexural Strength @ 73°F 15,500 psi ASTM D 790
Modulus of elasticity (flexural test) @ 73°F 440,000 psi ASTM D 790
Compression strength @ 1% strain 5,000 psi ASTM D 695 1) 1) Injection molded sample
Impact strength (Izod) @ 73°F 1.1 ft-lbs/in ASTM D 256
Rockwell hardness @ 73°F M scale 90 % ASTM D 785
Coefficient of friction Dynamic, 40 psi, 50 fpm 0.26 ASTM D 3702
Wear rate 40 psi, 50 fpm 200*10-10 in3-min/ft-lbs-hr ASTM D 3702
Thermal Melting temperature 491 °F ASTM D 2133
Deflection temperature @ 264 psi 194 °F ASTM D 648
Deflection temperature @ 66 psi 450 °F ASTM D 648
Service temperature Short term 300 °F
Service temperature Long term
Short term
185 °F
Thermal expansion (CLTE) 4.5*10-5 in/in/°F ASTM D 696
Specific heat 0.4 BTU/lb-F°
Electrical Volume resistivity 10-15 Ω*cm ASTM D 257
Dissipation factor @ 60 Hz, 70°F 0.01 % ASTM D 150
Dielectric constant @ 60 Hz, 70 °F, 50% RH 4 % ASTM D 150
Dielectric constant @ 1 MHz 3.6 ASTM D 150
Other Water absorption @ 24 hrs, 73°F 1.2 % ASTM D 570
Moisture absorption @ saturation, 73°F 8.5 % ASTM D 570
Flammability (UL94) V-2 2) 2) 6.0 mm sample extruded

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