Nylatron® / Ertalon® LFX PA6 Polyamide

Nylatron® / Ertalon® LFX Polyamide PA6 internally lubricated shapes were specifically formulated for applications involving unlubricated, highly loaded, and slowly moving parts. This grade in particular displays high mechanical strength, stiffness, hardness, and toughness, great sliding properties, high mechanical damping capabilities, and exceptional electrical insulating properties.Within the polyamides, commonly referred to as "nylons", we distinguish different types. The most important ones are: PA 6, PA 66, PA 11 and PA 12. The differences in physical properties which exist between these types are mainly determined by the composition and the structure of their molecular chains.

Material Properties

Excellent wear resistance and easy machining

Low coefficient of friction

Higher values of PV (pressure / velocity)

Good resistance to high energy radiations (Gamma and X Rays)

High mechanical damping capacity

Good sliding and thermal insulation properties

Available Geometries

Nylatron® / Ertalon® LFX PA6 stock shapes encompass a range of standard sizes in the following geometries: Rod, Extruded Profile, Plate, Tubular bar

Available Colors

Nylatron® / Ertalon® LFX PA6 stock shapes come in the following colors: Green

Application

Sleeve and slide bearings, wear pads, support and guide wheels, conveyor rollers, tension rollers, sleeves for wheels and rollers, pulleys and pulley-linings, cams, buffer blocks, hammer heads, scrapers, gear wheels, sprockets, seal-rings, feed screws, starwheels, cutting and chopping boards, insulators, etc.

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ERTALON 6 SA natural (white) / black [PA 6]

This material offers an optimal combination of mechanical strength, stiffness, toughness, mechanical damping properties and wear resistance. These properties, together with a favourable electrical insulating ability and a good chemical resistance make ERTALON 6 SA a "general purpose" grade for mechanical construction and maintenance.

Delivery Programme: rod 5 - 320 mm, plate 0.5 - 100 mm, tube 20 - 100 mm

ERTALON 66 SA natural (cream) / black [PA 66]

Material with a higher mechanical strength, stiffness, heat and wear resistance than ERTALON 6 SA. It also has a better creep resistance but its impact strength and mechanical damping ability are reduced. Well suited for machining on automatic lathes.

Delivery Programme: rod 5 - 250 mm, plate 2 - 100 mm, tube 20 - 100 mm

ERTALON 4.6 (reddish brown) [PA 4.6]

Compared with the conventional nylons, ERTALON 4.6 (STANYL ®) features a better retention of stiffness and creep resistance over a wide range of temperatures as well as a superior heat ageing resistance. Therefore, applications for ERTALON 4.6 are situated in the "higher temperature area" (80 - 150 °C) where stiffness, creep resistance, heat ageing resistance, fatigue strength and wear resistance of PA 6, PA 66, POM and PET fall short.

Delivery Programme: rod 5 - 60 mm, plate 10 - 50 mm

ERTALON 66-GF30 (black) [PA 66-GF30]

Compared with virgin PA 66, this 30 % glass fibre reinforced and heat stabilised nylon grade offers increased strength, stiffness, creep resistance and dimensional stability whilst retaining an excellent wear resistance. It also allows higher max. service temperatures.

Delivery Programme: rod 10 - 200 mm, plate 10 - 100 mm

NYLATRON GS (grey-black) [PA 66 + MoS2]

The addition of MoS2 renders this material somewhat stiffer, harder and dimensionally more stable than ERTALON 66 SA, but results in some loss of impact strength. The nucleating effect of the molybdenum disulphide results into an improved crystalline structure enhancing bearing and wear properties.

Delivery Programme: rod 6 - 50 mm, plate 8 - 50 mm, tube 20 - 66 mm

ERTALON 6 PLA natural (ivory) / black [PA 6]

Unmodified cast nylon 6 grade exhibiting characteristics which come very close to those of ERTALON 66 SA. It combines high strength, stiffness and hardness with good creep and wear resistance, heat ageing properties and machinability.

Delivery Programme: rod 50 - 500 mm, plate 10 - 100 mm, tube 50 - 600 mm

ERTALON 6 XAU+ (black) [PA 6]

ERTALON 6 XAU+ is a heat stabilised cast nylon grade with a very dense and highly crystalline structure. Compared with conventional extruded or cast nylons, ERTALON 6 XAU+ offers superior heat ageing performance in air (much better resistance to thermal-oxidative degradation), allowing 15 - 30 °C higher continuously allowable service temperatures.

ERTALON 6 XAU+ is particularly recommended for bearings and other mechanical parts subject to wear which are operating in air for long periods of time at temperatures over 60 °C.

Delivery Programme: rod 50- 500 mm, plate 10 - 100 mm, tube 50 - 600 mm

ERTALON LFX (green) [PA 6 + oil]

This internally lubricated cast nylon 6 is self-lubricating in the real meaning of the word. ERTALON LFX, especially developed for unlubricated, highly loaded and slowly moving parts applications, yields a considerable enlargement of the application possibilities of nylons. This because of its reduced coefficient of friction (up to - 50 %) and improved wear resistance (up to x 10).

Delivery Programme: rod 50 - 500 mm, plate 10 - 100 mm, tube 50 - 600 mm

NYLATRON MC 901 (blue) [PA 6]

This modified cast nylon 6 grade with its distinctive blue colour exhibits higher toughness, flexibility and fatigue resistance than ERTALON 6 PLA. It has proved to be an excellent material for gear wheels, racks and pinions.

Delivery Programme: rod 50 - 500 mm, plate 10 - 100 mm, tube 50 - 600 mm

NYLATRON GSM (grey-black) [PA 6 + MoS2]

NYLATRON GSM contains finely divided particles of molybdenum disulphide to enhance its bearing and wear behaviour without impairing the impact and fatigue resistance inherent to unmodified cast nylon grades. It is a very commonly used grades for gears, bearings, sprockets and sheaves.

Delivery Programme: rod 50 - 500 mm, plate 10 - 100 mm, tube 50 - 600 mm

NYLATRON NSM (grey) [PA 6 + solid lubricants]

NYLATRON NSM is a proprietary cast nylon 6 formulation containing solid lubricant additives which grant this material self-lubricity, excellent frictional properties, superior wear resistance and outstanding Pressure-Velocity capabilities (up to 5 times higher than conventional cast nylons). Being particularly suited for higher velocity, unlubricated moving parts applications, it is the perfect complement to the oil-filled grade ERTALON LFX.

Delivery Programme: rod 50 - 500 mm, plate 10 - 100 mm, tube 50 - 600 mm

NYLATRON 703XL (Deep Purple)

NYLATRON 703XL is a new internally lubricated cast nylon for special area application. Zero stick / slip is its differentiating feature. Units equipped with Nylatron 703XL can accurately display smaller movements made possible by today's sophisticated control devices. static and dynamic coefficients of friction that approximate each other at virtually every point over the Nylon product's useful range, make this possible.

Applications: Wear pads; bearing blocks; wear guides; linear bearings and bushes; any load-bearing slide application especially in start / stop functions.