Common uses: Structural applications, bearings, gears, tool shafts, wear parts and wheels.
Benefits
Restrictions
Technical data
Benefits
The benefits of Ertalon 6 XAU+ properties
High mechanical strength, stiffness, hardness, toughness, and damping ability.
Good fatigue resistance.
Good sliding and electrical insulating properties.
Excellent wear resistance.
Good resistance to high energy radiation (gamma- and X-rays).
Good machinability.
Restrictions
Limitations of Ertalon 6 XAU+ plastic
All polyamides absorb or emit moisture (different for different types).
The moisture acts as a plasticizer and lowers the tensile strength, creep resistance, and rigidity while increasing the impact strength and component dimensions.
The electrical properties are strongly influenced by the moisture content.
The length extension varies with temperature and moisture content.
The polyamides are attacked by strong mineral acids and acetic acid; they are dissolved by phenols. Some types are attacked by formic acid.
Ertalon 6 XAU+ is a heat-stabilized cast nylon grade with a very dense and highly crystalline structure. This plastic offers superior heat aging performance in air, allowing 15-30°C higher continuously allowable service temperatures. Ertalon 6 XAU+ is recommended for bearings and other mechanical parts subject to wear which are operating in the air for long periods of time at temperatures over 60 °C.
