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Nylon 6

Nylon weighs approximately .041 lbs. per cu. inch, but is rated high on a strength/weight ratio. It is often described as the work horse of the mechanical or engineering plastics family of products.
It is a tough, resilient material having high tensile strength, good abrasive resistance, low coefficient of friction and good chemical and thermal resistance.

Nylon

PROPERTY	UNITS	VALUE

Tensile Strength, 73°F	psi	10-14,000
Elongation, 73°F	%	5-150
Tensile Modulus, 73°F	psi	450-600,000
Flexural Strength, 73°F	psi	16-19,000
Flexural Modulus	psi	400-500,000
Coef. Of Linear Thermal Expansion	in./in./°F	Note 1
Water Absorption (24 hrs)	%	0.5-1.4
Rockwell Hardness	R Scale	R110-125

Note 1 = 3.5 x 10 to the negative 5th power.

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