Description

Nylon 6 Extruded Black Rod is an engineering plastic with product characteristics including high mechanical strength, high rigidity and high UV resistance. The long term service temperature range of Nylon 6 Rod is from -40°C to 85°C and has a short term maximum service temperature of 160°C.

Typical fields of application for Nylon 6 Rod include mechanical engineering, vehicle construction and conveyor industries. Nylon 6 Rod is a material well suited to CNC routing, billeting and precision grinding. Similar materials available from Plastock include Nylon 66 Extruded Black Rod and Acetal C Extruded Black Rod.

If you have a requirement for machined or finished Nylon 6 components please ask the Plastock team for more information.

Tech Specs

Colour	Black
Density (g/cm³)	1.14
Water absorption (%)	3
Yield stress (MPa)	80
Elongation at break (%)	≥50
Tensile modulus of elasticity (MPa)	3200
Notched impact strength (kJ/m²)	≥3.0
Ball indentation hardness (MPa)	170
Shore hardness (scale D)	83
Melting temperature (°C)	220
Thermal conductivity (W/(m*K)	0.23
Thermal capacity (kJ/(kg*K)	1.7
CLTE (10⁻⁶K⁻¹)	90
Service temp long term min (°C)	-40
Service temp long term max (°C)	85
Service temp short term max (°C)	160
Heat deflection temperature (°C)	75
Dielectric constant	3.9
Dielectric strength (kV/mm)	20
Volume resistivity (Ω*cm)	10¹⁵
Surface resistivity (Ω)	10¹³
Comparative tracking indexy	600
Flammability 3mm	HB
Flammability 6mm	HB
Material type	Extruded