Overview of materials for Nylon 6, Cast

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Overview of materials for Nylon 6, Cast
Categories:	Polymer; Thermoplastic; Nylon (Polyamide PA); Nylon 6 (PA6); Nylon 6, Cast
Material Notes:	This property data is a summary of similar materials in the MatWeb database for the category "Nylon 6, Cast". Each property range of values reported is minimum and maximum values of appropriate MatWeb entries. The comments report the average value, and number of data points used to calculate the average. The values are not necessarily typical of any specific grade, especially less common values and those that can be most affected by additives or processing methods.
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Physical Properties	Original Value	Comments

Density	1.11 - 1.17 g/cc	Average value: 1.15 g/cc Grade Count:65
Water Absorption	0.200 - 7.00 %	Average value: 0.982 % Grade Count:27
Moisture Absorption at Equilibrium	1.00 - 3.00 %	Average value: 2.05 % Grade Count:31
Water Absorption at Saturation	2.20 - 7.00 %	Average value: 5.69 % Grade Count:46

Mechanical Properties	Original Value	Comments
Hardness, Rockwell M	82.0 - 88.0	Average value: 85.8 Grade Count:12
Hardness, Rockwell R	100 - 120	Average value: 113 Grade Count:19
Hardness, Shore D	75.0 - 85.0	Average value: 80.5 Grade Count:26
Ball Indentation Hardness	70.0 - 175 MPa	Average value: 140 MPa Grade Count:37
Tensile Strength, Ultimate	50.0 - 90.0 MPa	Average value: 75.8 MPa Grade Count:40
Tensile Strength, Yield	40.0 - 100 MPa	Average value: 71.2 MPa Grade Count:31
Elongation at Break	5.00 - 120 %	Average value: 41.1 % Grade Count:47
Elongation at Yield	4.00 - 14.0 %	Average value: 5.75 % Grade Count:8
Creep Strength	6.00 - 24.0 MPa	Average value: 15.6 MPa Grade Count:15
Modulus of Elasticity	1.30 - 4.20 GPa	Average value: 2.96 GPa Grade Count:62
	0.400 - 0.800 GPa @Temperature 100 - 100 °C	Average value: 0.600 GPa Grade Count:2
Flexural Yield Strength	20.0 - 150 MPa	Average value: 95.7 MPa Grade Count:47
Flexural Modulus	1.30 - 3.70 GPa	Average value: 2.76 GPa Grade Count:40
Compressive Yield Strength	6.00 - 162 MPa	Average value: 61.1 MPa Grade Count:41
Compressive Modulus	1.80 - 2.90 GPa	Average value: 2.33 GPa Grade Count:20
Shear Strength	44.8 - 76.0 MPa	Average value: 66.8 MPa Grade Count:15
Izod Impact, Notched	0.320 - 0.961 J/cm	Average value: 0.544 J/cm Grade Count:18
Izod Impact, Notched (ISO)	2.50 - 100000 kJ/m²	Average value: 11.1 kJ/m² Grade Count:19
Charpy Impact Unnotched	5.00 J/cm² - NB	Average value: 5.00 J/cm² Grade Count:17
Charpy Impact, Notched	0.300 - 10.0 J/cm²	Average value: 1.23 J/cm² Grade Count:26
Tensile Impact Strength	72.0 kJ/m²	Average value: 72.0 kJ/m² Grade Count:3
Coefficient of Friction	0.0400 - 0.430	Average value: 0.221 Grade Count:43
Coefficient of Friction, Static	0.200 - 0.350	Average value: 0.240 Grade Count:5
Tear Strength Test	0.150 - 1.80	Average value: 0.375 Grade Count:14
K (wear) Factor	8.06 - 500 x 10^-8 mm³/N-M	Average value: 219 x 10^-8 mm³/N-M Grade Count:9
Limiting Pressure Velocity	0.560 - 1.33 MPa-m/sec	Average value: 0.945 MPa-m/sec Grade Count:3

Electrical Properties	Original Value	Comments
Electrical Resistivity	1.00e+12 - 1.00e+15 ohm-cm	Average value: 4.06e+14 ohm-cm Grade Count:37
Surface Resistance	1.00e+10 - 1.00e+14 ohm	Average value: 1.82e+13 ohm Grade Count:37
Dielectric Constant	3.10 - 12.0	Average value: 3.96 Grade Count:47
Dielectric Strength	15.0 - 100 kV/mm	Average value: 28.5 kV/mm Grade Count:49
Dissipation Factor	0.00200 - 0.150	Average value: 0.0283 Grade Count:11
Dielectric Loss Index	0.0120 - 0.140	Average value: 0.0318 Grade Count:17
Comparative Tracking Index	600 V	Average value: 600 V Grade Count:7

Thermal Properties	Original Value	Comments
CTE, linear	63.0 - 180 µm/m-°C	Average value: 85.9 µm/m-°C Grade Count:66
Specific Heat Capacity	0.290 - 1.70 J/g-°C	Average value: 1.55 J/g-°C Grade Count:23
Thermal Conductivity	0.230 - 0.380 W/m-K	Average value: 0.271 W/m-K Grade Count:45
Melting Point	190 - 238 °C	Average value: 220 °C Grade Count:63
Maximum Service Temperature, Air	60.0 - 180 °C	Average value: 131 °C Grade Count:64
Deflection Temperature at 0.46 MPa (66 psi)	160 - 221 °C	Average value: 203 °C Grade Count:30
Deflection Temperature at 1.8 MPa (264 psi)	80.0 - 204 °C	Average value: 120 °C Grade Count:40
Minimum Service Temperature, Air	-100 - -20.0 °C	Average value: -43.3 °C Grade Count:41
Glass Transition Temp, Tg	5.00 - 50.0 °C	Average value: 40.5 °C Grade Count:9
Flammability, UL94	HB - V-2	Grade Count:30
Oxygen Index	25.0 %	Average value: 25.0 % Grade Count:3

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