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  1. h19nguye

    PLA and Nylon 12 (Polyamide) Interaction

    Pat, I essentially have two molded materials (component A: Molded Nylon 12, component B: PLA). I need to compress component A onto component B using a mechanical press under pressure and at 50C for 15 minutes. Should i expect any negative interaction (are they reactive to each other) knowing...
  2. h19nguye

    PLA and Nylon 12 (Polyamide) Interaction

    Dr. DeArmitt, Thank you for a quick response. These two polymeric would not react at lower temperature (such as 50C). Extrusion temperature for PLA is typically run at ~200 degree C. Again, thanks for your input.
  3. h19nguye

    PLA and Nylon 12 (Polyamide) Interaction

    all, has anyone evaluated any polymeric crosslinking between PLA and Nylon? i haven't seen any white paper or published article discussing about the interaction on molded PLA and molded Nylon 12? Typical application for Nylon 12 is angioplasty balloon.

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