Polyamide Material (PA)

Polyamide / Nylon (PA)

Polyamide material, PA material or commonly called nylon6, is a semi-crystalline thermoplastic with low density and high thermal stability. Polyamide plastic is one of the most important construction plastics due to its excellent wear resistance, good coefficient of friction and very good temperature resistance and impact strength.

The Polyamide material (nylon) PA is also characterised by very good chemical resistance and is a particularly oil-resistant plastic. Thanks to these excellent Polyamide plastic properties, especially the combination of high strength, toughness and low weight, PA sheet and PA rod plastic is ideally suited as a metal substitute. Automotive parts, industrial valves, insulation for railway sleepers and other technical applications are made from the polyamide polymer. For applications in the food industry, food grade nylon is used.

A typical characteristic in PA sheet and PA rod is to absorb water. Depending on the type, polyamide absorbs different amounts of moisture. Therefore, the design of such parts must take into account the water absorption of PA sheet and PA rod, and the associated change in dimensions and mechanical properties.