Nylatron Sheet

Sheets manufactured from plastic make up a small proportion of products supplied by ASG, which are available in many grades, colours and thicknesses, one of which being Nylatron®.  Nylatron is the trade name for this particular type of plastic sheet which is part of the Nylon family, and just one of many plastic sheets available from Advanced Seals & Gaskets. Nylatron is often found utilised within the engineering and machinery sectors due to its strength and wear properties. Nylatron plastic sheets are supplied in a number of pre-manufactured sheet sizes from 610mm x 1220mm up to 2000mm x 1220mm as standard, and up to 100mm thick, but can be cast much thicker than this if required and in bespoke sheet sizes. Nylatron plastics are available in flat sheets, which using one of our many on-site saws, presses or CNC machines can be supplied in full, or converted onsite into washers, pads or strips, all of which can be supplied coated with a choice of adhesive tapes or foils.

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    Characteristics of Nylatron

    • Colour: Black/Grey, Grey, Blue & Reddish-brown (depending on grade)
    • Density: 1.16 g/cm³
    • Melting temperature:  215 °C
    • Min. service temperature: -30°C
    • Max. continuous allowable service temperature in air:105 / 90°C - 170°C (short periods)
    • Fillers: Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2)
    • Resistance: chemical, electricity, wear, fatigue

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    What are Nylatron Plastic Sheets?

    Nylatron sheets are a range of modified grades of Nylon plastic, which are formulated with extra additives and additional compounds which in turn improve many of the properties of the sheets in comparison to those made from standard Nylon. Nylatron is typically filled with Molybdenum disulfide, which is a lubricating powder, an inorganic compound made up of molybdenum and sulphur, widely used as a dry lubricant, which demonstrates low friction and robustness in the sheets and components cut from them.

    Why use Nylatron Plastic Sheets?

    There are a number of reasons why Nylatron sheets would be the material of choice. They have the flexibility to be utilised in a range of applications as it can be made in a variety of grades including unfilled, glass fiber filled, oil filled, internally lubricated, heat stabilized and fiber reinforced.Nylatron sheets offer a high mechanical strength and wear resistance, improved load bearings, self lubricating properties and good electrical insulating properties. Nylatron plastic  can usually be cast in sheets of various standard sizes, but can also be cast into bespoke sized sheets and machined into finished parts.

    Benefits of Using Nylatron Plastic

    • Sliding properties, sometimes self-lubricating (depending on grade)
    • Electrical insulating properties
    • Wear resistance
    • Excellent mechanical strength
    • Fatigue resistance
    • Chemical and corrosion resistance

    Grades of Nylatron Plastic Available:

    Nylatron Plastic sheets are manufactured in a number of grades, each with varying levels of strength and resistance, suited to different applications, so of these variants include:

    Nylatron GSM - an anthracite-coloured material with enhanced load bearing and impact resistance.

    Nylatron GS - anthracite in colour which is a harder material with enhanced load bearing and wear properties, but has reduced impact resistance.

    Nylatron NSM - a grey cast nylon formulation which contains solid lubricant additives - making this material self-lubricating! This grade offers a more superior wear resistance and excellent frictional properties for use within applications with moving parts.

    Nylatron MC901 - recognised by its blue colour, offering resistance to fatigue and higher levels of strength and flexibility.

    Nylatron 4.6 - a brown/red coloured variant of Nylon plastic which demonstrates excellent stability, creep,wear and ageing resistance even when used in high temperatures.

    Advantages of Using Nylatron Plastic Sheets

    Very demanding industries such as engineering and machinery manufacturing often use Nylatron as their choice of plastic sheet as it offers a number of advantages.There are the improved sliding, mechanical and wear resistance properties which are further enhanced using molybdenum disulfide lubricating powder.This additive also improves the thermal properties, without having any negative effects on the chemical and electrical properties.

    Standard Nylons are highly utilised in many engineering, mechanical and electrical industries, but some very demanding applications require a more robust and tough material, which is where Nylatron is perfect. Nylatron plastic sheets can be used to cut into jigs and gears, pads or washers, even as parts which can also be used as heavy duty wheels and fittings as an alternative to steel or iron.   Using Nylatron components cut from sheets are useful in applications where access to machinery parts that require lubrication are difficult to get to contact needs to remain minimal to reduce the risk of contamination.

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