The material’s downside is that it has relatively low-impact strength (even when compared to other plastics see the chart below). It has a high melting temperature, making it an excellent substitute for metals in high-temperature environments (e.g., under the hood of a vehicle). Nylon 6/6 can be extruded (melted and forced through a die) and is also a suitable plastic for both injection molding and 3D printing. Perhaps the most common variant for engineering applications is Nylon 6/6. Nylon is commonly referred to using the chemical designation “PA” (e.g., PA 6 or PA 6/66) and is most widely available in black, white, and its natural color (off-white or beige). Here is a look at a composite gear made of both Nylon and carbon. Nylon can also be combined with a large variety of additives to produce different variants with significantly different material properties. It is the plastic of choice for components in the engine compartment of vehicles because of its strength, temperature resilience, and chemical compatibility. Nylon is often used as a substitute for low-strength metals.
It is exceptionally strong, relatively resistant to abrasion and moisture absorptivity, long-lasting, resistant to chemicals, elastic, and easy to wash.
Nylon is used for a variety of applications, including clothing, reinforcement in rubber material like car tires, for use as a rope or thread, and for many injection molded parts for vehicles and mechanical equipment. Demand for synthetic materials in general, and Nylon in particular, grew during World War II when natural items like silk, rubber, and latex were in significantly shorter supply. Wallace produced what is technically known as Nylon 66 (still one of the most common variants). Just cut out the size you need and save the rest.Nylon is a synthetic thermoplastic linear polyamide (a large molecule whose components are bound by a particular type of bond) that was first produced in 1935 by American chemist Wallace Carothers, who was then working at the DuPont research facility in Delaware. It's long enough you can use it for a bunch of projects. You can sew it though, since it's fabric.Įach order comes with a strip of 5mm wide x 10 meter long tape. But, you cannot solder to it like you can with pure copper tape.
It's not quite as conductive as pure copper tape, but you can definitely power small components. It's high conductivity, only a few ohms per foot.It comes with conductive glue on the opposite side, so you can tape it directly to capacitive pads.It's also more flexible so you can put it on a flexible material.