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State: nylon (PA 66)
Additives: 30-33% glass fiber reinforced
Material Properties
 Mechanical Properties Conditions
State 1 State 2 ASTM
Elastic Modulus (MPa)   9522  tensile  dry (0.2% water content) D638
  7521  tensile  50% relative humidity D638
Flexural Modulus (MPa)   8280 - 10005   23 ºC  dry (0.2% water content) D790
  5520   23 ºC  50% relative humidity D790
  6210   23 ºC   D790
Tensile Strength (MPa)  191 at break  dry (0.2% water content) D638
 141 at break  50% relative humidity D638
 173 at yield  dry (0.2% water content) D638
Compressive Strength (MPa)
at yield or break		  166 - 276     D695
Flexural Strength (MPa)
at yield or break		  276  dry (0.2% water content)   D790
Flexural Strength (MPa)
at yield or break		  201  50% relative humidity   D790
Elongation at break (%)   2 - 4    dry (0.2% water content) D638
  3 - 7    50% relative humidity D638
Hardness  101 - 119  Rockwell R  dry (0.2% water content) D638
 101 - 102  Rockwell M  dry (0.2% water content) D638
  96  Rockwell M  50% relative humidity D638
Izod Impact (J/cm of notch)
1/8" thick specimen unless noted		   0.8 - 2.4    dry (0.2% water content) D256A
Izod Impact (J/cm of notch)
1/8" thick specimen unless noted		   1.4 - 1.6    50% relative humidity D256A

 Thermal Properties Conditions
Pressure State ASTM
Coef of Thermal Expansion (10-6/ºC)   15 - 54     D696
Deflection Temperature (ºC)  127 - 260   0.46 MPa  dry (0.2% water content) D648
 123 - 255   1.82 MPa  dry (0.2% water content) D648
Thermal Conductivity (W/m-ºC)  0.213 - 0.489     C177

 Physical & Electrical Properties Conditions
State ASTM
Specific Gravity  1.15 - 1.4   D792
Water Absorption (% weight increase)  5.5 - 6.5  saturated D570
 0.7 - 1.1  after 24 hrs D570
Dielectric Strength (V/mil);
1/8" thick specimen unless noted		   360 - 500   D149

 Processing Properties Conditions
Type ASTM
Melting Temperature (ºC)  260 - 265  Tm, crystalline  
Processing Temperature (ºC)  266 - 305  injection molding  
Molding Pressure (MPa)   35 - 138    
Compression Ratio  3 - 4    
Linear Mold Shrinkage (cm/cm)  0.002 - 0.006   D955

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Suppliers
A. Schulman Akron, OH  800-662-7203
Adell Plastics, Inc. Baltimore, MD  800-638-5218
Albis Corp. Rosenburg, TX  800-231-5911
ALM Corp. Wayne, NJ   
Ashley Polymers Brooklyn, NY   
Bamberger Polymers, Inc. Jericho, NY   
BASF Corp. Mount Olive, NJ  800-BC-RESIN
Bayer Corp. Pittsburgh, PA  800-662-2927
ComAlloy International Co. Nashville, TN   
DSM Engineering Plastic Products, Inc. Reading, PA  800-729-0101
DuPont Co., Polymers Wilmington, DE  800-438-7225
EMS-American Grilon, Inc. Sumter, SC   
Ferro Corp. Cleveland, OH   
LNP Engineering Plastics, Inc. Exton, PA  800-854-8774
M.A. Hanna Engineered Materials Norcross, GA   
MRC Polymers, Inc. Chicago, IL   
Network Polymers, Inc. Akron, OH  888-437-4674
Nyltech NA Co., Inc. Manchester, NH   
Polymer Resources, Ltd. Farmington, CT  800-243-5176
Polymers International, Inc. Spartanburg, SC   
RTP Co. Winona, MN  800-433-4787
Solutia, Inc. St Louis, MO   
Thermofil, Inc. Brighton, MI  800-444-4408
Ticona Summit, NJ  800-526-4960
Wellman, Inc. Johnsonville, SC   

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