Ertalon® 6PLA PA6
- Chemical Family
- Polyamides
Ertalon® 6PLA / Nylatron® MC 907 is a high-performance, unmodified cast nylon 6 grade that offers exceptional strength, hardness, creep resistance, and heat aging properties. This grade is also FDA and EU food contact compliant, making it ideal for use in the food processing and packaging industry.Features:High mechanical strength, stiffness, and hardnessGood resistance to creep, wear, fatigue, and heat agingGood sliding properties and machinabilityElectrical insulation and resistance to gamma and x-ray radiationBenefits:Can withstand high loads and extreme temperaturesProvides reliable performance in harsh environmentsEasy to machine for custom applicationsSafe for use in food contact applicationsApplications:Gears, rollers, wheels, bearings, and conveyor wear parts in the food processing and packaging industryOther applications that require high strength and hardness, such as sleeve and slide bearings, wear pads, rollers, pulleys, scrapers, gear wheels, sprockets, star wheels, and insulators.
Properties
- Physical Form
- Plates, Rods, Tube
- Plates
- Rods
- Tube
Product families
- Equipment & Parts
- Food & Beverage Packaging
Other characteristics
- Brand
- Ertalon® PA
- Density
- 1,150.0 kg/m³
- Features
Creep Resistant, Electrically Insulating, Excellent Mechanical Strength, Excellent Stiffness, Excellent Toughness, Food Contact Acceptable, Good Damping, Good Machinability, Good Sliding Properties, Heat Aging Resistant, High Fatigue Resistance, High Hardness, High Strength, Radiation Resistant, Wear Resistant, X-Ray Shielding
- Polymer Name
- Polyamide 6 (PA 6)
- Tensile Modulus
- 3,600.0 MPa
- Markets
- Industrial
- Printing & Packaging
- Technology
- Plastics
- Labeling Claims
- Food Contact Acceptable
- Product Families
- Plastics — Parts, Shapes & Films
- Overview
High mechanical strength, stiffness, hardness and toughness; Good fatigue resistance; High mechanical damping ability; Good sliding properties; Excellent wear resistance; Good electrical insulating properties; Good resistance to high energy radiation (gamma- and X-rays); Good machinability
- Material Features
- Creep Resistant
- Electrically Insulating
- Excellent Mechanical Strength
- Excellent Stiffness
- Excellent Toughness
- Food Contact Acceptable
- Good Damping
- Good Machinability
- HIGHLIGHTS
This unmodified cast nylon 6 grade exhibiting characteristics which come very close to those of Ertalon 66 SA. It combines high strength, stiffness and hardness with good creep and wear resistance, heat aging properties and machinability.
- Certifications and Compliance
- FDA Compliant
- Plastics and Elastomers End Uses
- Bearings
- Conveyor Parts
- Duct Seals
- Food Packaging
- Gears
- Rollers
- Wheels
Technical data
Table 1 of 4
13 rows| Characteristic | Value | Unit | Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tensile Strength | 88 | MPa | ISO 527-1/-2 ⁷ |
| Tensile Strain at Yield (Elongation) | 5 | % | ISO 527-1/-2 ⁷ |
| Tensile Strain at Break (Elongation) | 25 | % | ISO 527-1/-2 ⁷ |
| Tensile Modulus of Elasticity | 3600 | MPa | ISO 527-1/-2 ⁹ |
| Shear Strength | 76 | MPa | ASTM D732 |
| Compressive Stress (at 1% nominal strain) | 34 | MPa | ISO 604 ¹⁰ |
| Compressive Stress (at 2% nominal strain) | 64 | MPa | ISO 604 ¹⁰ |
| Compressive Stress (at 5% nominal strain) | 93 | MPa | ISO 604 ¹⁰ |
| Charpy Impact Strength (Notched) | 3 | kJ/m² | ISO 179-1/1eA |
| Flexural Strength | 121 | MPa | ISO 178 ¹² |
| Flexural Modulus of Elasticity | 3280 | MPa | ISO 178 ¹² |
| Hardness ¹⁴ | 88 | — | ISO 2039-2, Rockwell M |
Table 2 of 4
7 rows| Characteristic | Value | Unit | Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melting Temperature (DSC, 10°C / min) | 215 | °C | ISO 11357-1/-3 |
| Coefficient of Linear Thermal Expansion (23 to 100°C) | 80 | μm/(m.K) | — |
| Coefficient of Linear Thermal Expansion (23 to 60°C) | 90 | μm/(m.K) | — |
| Heat Deflection Temperature | 80 | °C | ISO 75-1/-2 (Method A: 1.8 MPa (264 PSI)) |
| Continuous Allowable Service Temperature in Air (20.0 hrs) ³ | 90 | °C | — |
| Minimum Service Temperature ⁴ | -30 | °C | — |
| Flammability (Oxygen Index) | 25 | % | ISO 4589-1/-2 |
Table 3 of 4
3 rows| Characteristic | Value | Unit | Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electric Strength | 25 | kV/mm | IEC 60243-1 ¹⁵ |
| Volume Resistivity | 10E13 | Ohm.cm | IEC 62631-3-1 |
| Surface Resistivity | 10E12 | Ohm/sq. | ANSI/ESD STM 11.11 |
Table 4 of 4
3 rows| Characteristic | Value | Unit | Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water Absorption (After 24h immersion in water of 23°C) | 0.65 | % | ISO 62 ¹⁶ |
| Wear Rate | 12 | μm/km | ISO 7148-2 ¹⁸ |
| Dynamic Coefficient of Friction | 0.4 - 0.6 | — | ISO 7148-2 ¹⁸ |
