60% Glass Fiber Reinforced Polyamide 66 (PA66 GF60)

What is 60% Glass Fiber Reinforced Polyamide 66 (PA66 GF60)?

PA66 GF60 is Polyamide 66 reinforced with 60% glass fiber by weight. As a material, it is lightweight yet strong, stiff, dimensionally stable, and resistant to creep. It is commonly chosen as a lightweight alternative to metal in numerous applications.

Key Properties

PA66 GF60 is known for its high tensile strength and high modulus of elasticity; these attributes make this polyamide strong, stiff, and rigid. Furthermore, it has both good chemical and UV resistance, making it suited to both chemical and outdoor environments.

PA66 GF60 Datasheet

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Industries Benefiting from PA66 GF60

  • Automotive

    The automotive industry utilizes PA66 GF60 due to its high strength-to-weight ratio, heat resistance, and dimensional stability. Often, it is used in structural brackets, engine components, transmission parts, housings, and supports.

  • Machinery & Equipment

    PA66 GF60 properties allow components to withstand high mechanical loads and repeated operation while maintaining their shape and accuracy. Its good resistance to heat, oils, greases, and many industrial chemicals also makes PA66 GF60 suitable for demanding components such as housings, brackets, supports, covers, and structural machine parts.

  • Transportation

    Unlike most metals, PA66 GF60 is lightweight and yet withstands demanding mechanical loads and offers good resistance to vibrations, heat, fuels, oils, and industrial chemicals. This makes it useful in load-bearing parts across transportation systems.

  • Power & Consumer Tools

    PA66 GF60 is used in power and consumer tools because its high glass-fiber content provides excellent strength, stiffness, impact resistance, and dimensional stability. Its high strength-to-weight ratio allows it to replace metal in selected components, helping to reduce overall tool weight while maintaining structural performance. PA66 GF60 also offers good heat, wear, and chemical resistance, making it suitable for tool housings, handles, internal supports, brackets, and other load-bearing components.