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Polyamide (PA6, PA66, PA46 and PA12)

What is Polyamide (PA6, PA66, PA46 and PA12)

Polyamide (PA), commonly known as Nylon, is a family of strong and versatile engineering thermoplastics known for their excellent strength, toughness, wear resistance, and low-friction properties. Common types include PA6, PA66, and PA12, each offering different performance characteristics.

Key Properties

PA is a strong, tough, and wear-resistant engineering plastic with good mechanical strength and low-friction characteristics. It offers excellent fatigue resistance, impact strength, machinability, and resistance to many oils and fuels, making it particularly suitable for moving mechanical components.

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Polyamide PA6/PA12/PA66 (Nylon) Flat Washer - ISO 7089 Polyamide PA6/PA12/PA66 (Nylon) Flat Washer - ISO 7089
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Different Types of PA

  • PA6

    PA6 (Polyamide 6 / Nylon 6) is one of the most widely used polyamides for mechanical and industrial components. It is particularly suited to applications that need a good balance of strength, toughness, wear resistance, low friction, and cost.

  • PA66

    PA66 (Polyamide 66 / Nylon 66) is commonly used for components that require higher strength, stiffness, wear resistance, and temperature performance. Typical applications include gears, bearings, bushes, rollers, electrical connectors, automotive components, cable ties, and other mechanically loaded parts.

  • PA46

    PA46 (Polyamide 46 / Nylon 46) is a high-temperature polyamide designed for applications where standard nylons such as PA6 and PA66 may struggle. It offers higher heat resistance, excellent stiffness at elevated temperatures, good wear resistance, and strong fatigue performance.

  • PA12

    PA12 (Polyamide 12 / Nylon 12) is a polyamide known for its low moisture absorption, flexibility, chemical resistance, impact resistance, and excellent dimensional stability. It is particularly useful where standard nylons such as PA6 or PA66 may experience excessive dimensional changes from moisture. In comparison, PA12 has very low water absorption.