Looking for replacement to nylon 6 for more forgiving material
Looking for replacement to nylon 6 for more forgiving material
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I have a molded nylon 6 bracket approx. size 7x25x5mm. Can someone suggest alternative materials which could use the same tooling (similar shrinkages) but is a little more flexible?
Thank-you for your help.
Thank-you for your help.






RE: Looking for replacement to nylon 6 for more forgiving material
RE: Looking for replacement to nylon 6 for more forgiving material
If the nylon is conditioned, try LDPE modified nylon 6, which is sold as a cheap toughned grade, or try MDPE.
Some rubber modified PP, such as auto bumper grades might be of interest
It depends a lot on why nylon was chosen in the first place, and what other properties you need.
Also, mould shrinkage is not quite that simple. Two different materials might have similar shrinkage in one mould, but different shrinkage to each other in another mould
Regards
pat
RE: Looking for replacement to nylon 6 for more forgiving material