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State: nylon (PA 66)
Additives: 15-33% glass fiber reinforced, toughened
Material Properties
 Mechanical Properties Conditions
State 1 State 2 ASTM
Elastic Modulus (MPa)   8487  tensile  dry (0.2% water content) D638
  6507  tensile  50% relative humidity D638
Flexural Modulus (MPa)   3306 - 7590   23 ºC  dry (0.2% water content) D790
Tensile Strength (MPa)   76 - 141 at break  dry (0.2% water content) D638
 101 at break  50% relative humidity D638
Compressive Strength (MPa)
at yield or break		  104 - 138     D695
Flexural Strength (MPa)
at yield or break		  121 - 207  dry (0.2% water content)   D790
Elongation at break (%)   5    dry (0.2% water content) D638
  8    50% relative humidity D638
Hardness  107  Rockwell R  dry (0.2% water content) D638
 115  Rockwell R   D638
 116  Rockwell R   D638
  86  Rockwell M  dry (0.2% water content) D638
  70  Rockwell M  50% relative humidity D638
Izod Impact (J/cm of notch)
1/8" thick specimen unless noted		   1.7 - 2.7     D256A

 Thermal Properties Conditions
Pressure State ASTM
Coef of Thermal Expansion (10-6/ºC)   43     D696
Deflection Temperature (ºC)  249 - 258   0.46 MPa   D648
 230 - 244   1.82 MPa   D648

 Physical & Electrical Properties Conditions
State ASTM
Specific Gravity  1.2 - 1.34   D792
Water Absorption (% weight increase)  5  saturated D570
 0.7 - 1.5  after 24 hrs D570

 Processing Properties Conditions
Type ASTM
Melting Temperature (ºC)  256 - 265  Tm, crystalline  
Processing Temperature (ºC)  277 - 302  injection molding  
Linear Mold Shrinkage (cm/cm)  0.0025 - 0.0045  dry (0.2% water content) D955

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Suppliers
Adell Plastics, Inc. Baltimore, MD  800-638-5218
ALM Corp. Wayne, NJ   
Ashley Polymers Brooklyn, NY   
Bamberger Polymers, Inc. Jericho, NY   
BASF Corp. Mount Olive, NJ  800-BC-RESIN
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   
Network Polymers, Inc. Akron, OH  888-437-4674
Nyltech NA Co., Inc. Manchester, NH   
Polymers International, Inc. Spartanburg, SC   
RTP Co. Winona, MN  800-433-4787
Solutia, Inc. St Louis, MO   
Ticona Summit, NJ  800-526-4960
Wellman, Inc. Johnsonville, SC   

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