Nylatron Pads

Nylatron Pads

Nylatron Pads

Nyltron Pads: ASG are converters and suppliers of pads cut from most materials including plastics, which are available in many grades, colours and thicknesses, with one type being Nylatron. Nylatron is the trade name for this particular type of plastic which is part of the Nylon family, and just one of many plastic materials available from Advanced Seals & Gaskets. Nylatron is often found utilised within the engineering and machinery sectors due to its strength and wear properties.  Nylatron plastic sheets are supplied in a number of pre-manufactured sheet sizes from 610mm x 1220mm up to 2000mm x 1220mm as standard, and up to 100mm thick, but can be cast much thicker than this if required and in bespoke sheet sizes from which pads can be cut. As Nylatron plastic products can also be manufactured by casting, pads can also be made available in almost any bespoke size and thickness. Machined Nylatron plastic pads can be produced onsite using one of many saws, presses or our CNC oscillating knife into pads or discs which can be supplied coated with a choice of adhesive tapes or foils.

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    Characteristics of Nylatron

    • Colour: Black/Grey, Grey, Blue & Reddish-brown (depending on grade)
    • Density: 1.16 g/cm³
    • Melting temperature:  215 °C
    • Min. service temperature: -30°C
    • Max. continuous allowable service temperature in air:105 / 90°C - 170°C (short periods)
    • Fillers: Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2)
    • Resistance: chemical, electricity, wear, fatigue

    Full technical data can be supplied upon request,
    or downloaded from our online portal.

    What are Plastic Nylatron Pads?

    When customers are looking for plastic pads, our customers have the option of taking Nylatron plastic pads which can be manufactured as squares or rectangles with the option of radius corners, and also as circular or oval shaped pads or ‘discs’, in a range of thicknesses up to 100mm as standard. Manufacturing pads in-house even means we can supply them in a plain or self-adhesive backed finish and even laminate multiple types of material together to create bespoke and unique variations. Nylatron are a range of modified grades of Nylon plastic, which are formulated with extra additives and additional compounds which in turn improve many of the properties of the sheets in comparison to those made from standard Nylon. Nylatron is typically filled with Molybdenum disulfide, which is a lubricating powder, an inorganic compound made up of molybdenum and sulphur, widely used as a dry lubricant, which demonstrates low friction and robustness in the sheets and pads cut from them.  

    Why use Nylatron Plastic Pads?

    There are many reasons why Nylatron would be the material of choice for pad production.  These pads have the flexibility to be utilised in a range of applications as Nylatron can be made in a variety of grades including unfilled, glass fiber filled, oil filled, internally lubricated, heat stabilized and fiber reinforced from which the pads are cut.

    Nylatron offers a high mechanical strength and wear resistance, improved load bearings, self lubricating properties and good electrical insulating properties.Nylatron plastic can usually be cast in pads or sheets of various standard sizes, but can also be cast into bespoke sized sheets and machined into finished part

    Grades of Nylatron Plastic Available:

    Nylatron Plastic sheets are manufactured in a number of grades, each with varying levels of strength and resistance, suited to different applications, so of these variants include:

    Nylatron GSM - an anthracite-coloured material with enhanced load bearing and impact resistance.

    Nylatron GS - anthracite in colour which is a harder material with enhanced load bearing and wear properties, but has reduced impact resistance.

    Nylatron NSM - a grey cast nylon formulation which contains solid lubricant additives - making this material self-lubricating! This grade offers more superior wear resistance and excellent frictional properties for use within applications with moving parts.

    Nylatron MC901 - recognised by its blue colour, offering resistance to fatigue and higher levels of strength and flexibility.

    Nylatron 4.6 - a brown/red coloured variant of Nylon plastic which demonstrates excellent stability, creep, wear and ageing resistance even when used in high temperatures.

    Benefits of Using Nylatron Plastic

    • Sliding properties, sometimes self-lubricating (depending on grade)
    • Electrical insulating properties
    • Wear resistance
    • Excellent mechanical strength
    • Fatigue resistance
    • Chemical and corrosion resistance

    Advantages of Using Nylatron Plastic Pads

    Demanding and heavy-duty industries such as engineering and machinery manufacturing often use Nylatron as their choice of plastic for pads, as the material offers a number of advantages.  Nylatron pads offer improved sliding, mechanical and wear resistance properties which are further enhanced using molybdenum disulfide lubricating powder. This additive also improves the thermal properties, without having any negative effects on the chemical and electrical properties.

    Standard Nylons are highly utilised in many engineering, mechanical and electrical industries, but some very demanding applications require a more robust and tough material, which is where Nylatron is perfect. Nylatron plastic pads can be further converted into jigs and gears, pads or washers, and even used as an alternative to steel or iron. Using Nylatron pads are useful in applications where access to machinery parts that require lubrication are difficult to get to contact needs to remain minimal to reduce the risk of contamination.

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