Sustamid® also known as Polyamide (PA), Nylon is a partially crystalline thermoplastic and is known as the workhorse of engineering plastics due to its variety of properties.

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Because of its good mechanical strength, abrasion resistance, chemical, thermal and low friction properties, it has earned a reputation as an excellent bearing material. Hardness and strength, toughness and tenacity are the combination that makes Sustamid® Nylon so versatile and the solution for many difficult applications.

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Sustamid® 6G MO being a modified grade of nylon and is a distinctive black colour due to the inclusion of molydium suphide.

 

Proven Industry Performer

Mechanical Engineering, Offshore, Electrical, Electronics, Vehicle Construction / Automotive Industries: Cars, Trucks, Forklifts, Conveying, Heavy Crane Industry, Repetition Machining, Heavy Haulage, Dairy Industry, Meat Works, Food Processing, Bottling

 

Applications

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• Sliding Parts

• Cable Winches

• Lifting Gears

• Rope Pulleys

• Conveyor Stars

• Spiral Conveyors

• Insulation bushing

• Gears & Sprockets

• High speed chain guides that exceed 100 feet per minute

• Crane pulleys ( sheaves )

• Bearing both in linear and circular

• High impact pile driving

• Bearing pads

• High load packing blocks up to 13 ton per square inch of load bearing

• Meat Works

• Bottling

• Truck pads and shackle bushes

    

Properties

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• Excellent abrasion resistance

• Very good mechanical strength

• Very good chemical, thermal and low friction properties

• Excellent bearing material

• Excellent short-term and long-term heat resistance

• High stiffness at elevated temperatures

• High creep resistance, especially at elevated temperatures

• Outstanding toughness

• Excellent fatigue behaviour

• Good resistance to chemicals

• A high PV rating

• Very good co-efficient of friction

• Excellent electrical insulation properties