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Nylatron ® Nylon Polyamide Plastic Product Family

About Nylatron ® Nylon

Nylatron® Nylon is available in a wide range of grades in extruded and cast sheet, rod, tube, near net shapes and CNC machined parts. 

Nylatron® is one of the most well-known nylon grades available and is offered in many different formulations with enhanced properties in sheet, rod, tube, machined, and cast parts. These grades are formulated for higher performance over standard nylon and offer lower friction, enhanced wear, higher strength, lower stick-slip, higher operating temperatures, flame retardant, and other improved properties. 

Engineers, Supply Chain, Maintenance personnel, and others have used Nylatron® for some of the most challenging structural and bearing and wear applications in many industries, including Construction & Heavy Equipment, Oil & Gas, Food Processing, Aerospace, Automation, and many others.

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Nylatron Nylon Type 6 MC 901 NSM Sheet Rod Tubes Machined Parts

Nylatron ® Nylon Key Properties

Nylatron® Nylon’s toughness, low coefficient of friction and good abrasion resistance make it an ideal replacement for a wide variety of materials from metal to rubber. It weighs only 1/7 as much as bronze. Using nylon reduces lubrication requirements, eliminates galling, corrosion and pilferage problems, and improves wear resistance and sound dampening characteristics. Nylatron® has a proven record of outstanding service in a multitude of parts for such diverse fields as paper, textiles, electronics, construction, mining, metalworking, aircraft, food and material handling.

  • Broadest size range availability
  • Good mechanical and electrical properties
  • Ideal balance of strength and toughness 
  • Many grade options: FDA compliant, Internally lubricated, Heat stabilized Cast as finished parts and near net shapes (nylon 6)

Common Nylatron ® Nylon Grades 

Nylatron ® Nylon 101 Type 6/6 Extruded (Formerly Quadrant Nylon 101) - Of all the unmodified nylons, Nylon 101 is the strongest, most rigid and has one of the highest melting points. It is commonly specified for screw machined electrical insulators and food contact parts. It is stocked in both natural and black. Other colors are available on a custom basis. Nylon 101 natural is FDA, USDA, NSF, and 3A-Dairy compliant.

Nylatron® MC907 PA6 - Unmodified type 6 nylon offering the highest strength and hardness of the nylon 6 grades. MC 907 natural is FDA, USDA and 3A-Dairy compliant. It is off-white in color and primarily used for food contact parts.

Nylatron® 4.6 PA46 - Compared with conventional nylons, Nylatron® 4.6 features a better retention of stiffness and creep resistance over a wide range of temperatures as well as superior heat aging resistance. Therefore, applications for Nylatron® 4.6 are situated in the “higher temperature area” (175-300˚F) where stiffness, creep resistance, heat aging resistance, fatigue strength and wear resistance of PA6 PA66, POM and PET fall short.

Nylatron® MC901 - Heat stabilized nylon offering long-term thermal stability to 260°F. It is blue in color and used in a variety of bearing and structural applications such as wheels, gears, and custom parts. 

Nylatron® GS PA66 Molybdenum disulphide (MoS2) filled nylon offering improved strength and rigidity. With a lower coefficient of linear thermal expansion than Nylon 101, Nylatron® GS PA66 parts maintain better fit and clearances, and have less tendency to seize as bearings.

Nylatron® GSM PA6 - Nylatron® GSM contains finely divided particles of molybdenum disulphide (MoS2) to enhance its load bearing capabilities while maintaining the impact resistance inherent to nylon. It is the most commonly used grade for gears, sheaves, sprockets and custom parts. It is grey-black in color.

Nylatron® GF30 - For applications requiring higher compressive strength and rigidity, 30% glass reinforced Nylon 6/6 is also available. It is stocked in diameters ranging from 10mm to 150mm (or .394" to 5.910" in meter lengths).


Nylatron® SLG-FDA PA6 - Nylatron® SLG -FDA (Formerly LFG) takes the performance of Nylatron® LIG and adds FDA compliance for applications where food contact is possible. Food packaging and processing equipment users can now benefit from the wear resistance, toughness and low coefficient of friction of this nylon material. 

Nylatron® LIG PA6 - Nylatron® LIG combines the toughness of cast PA6 with an oil-based lubricant that is encapsulated within the nylon matrix. It increases the load bearing performance of the material when compared to unfilled nylons and reduces the coefficient of friction. It is an ideal material for industrial application in conveying and processing industries.

Nylatron® GSM Blue PA6 - The first cast nylon to combine both molybdenum disulphide (MoS2) and oil for the load capability of Nylatron® GSM nylon, plus improved frictional characteristics. It excels in higher pressures, and at low speeds–up to 40 fpm. It offers 20% lower coefficient of friction, 50% greater limiting PV, and a lower “k” factor than Nylatron® GSM, making it ideal for slide pads, thrust washers and trunion bearings. Nylatron® GSM Blue should be considered for any oil-filled nylon application. It is dark blue in color.

Nylatron® NSM PA6 - Solid lubricant additives impart self-lubricating, high pressure/velocity and superior wear resistance characteristics. Nylatron® NSM was developed specifically for demanding applications where larger size parts are required. It is ideal for bearings, gears and wear pads. In wear applications, Nylatron® NSM lasts up to 10 times longer than standard Type 6 nylon.

Nylatron® 703XL PA6 - This ultra-high performance bearing grade of PA6 provides wear resistance near the levels of Nylatron® NSM with superior load bearing capability and an industry first - a near zero level of “stick-slip.” This elimination of chatter provides an extraordinary amount of control for high-precision applications.

Nylatron ® 66 SA FR Flame Retardant Nylon - was developed to fulfill the requirements as set out in the test program conducted on plastic material to measure flammability characteristics. It determines the material's tendency either to extinguish or to spread the flame once the specimen has been ignited. This program is described in UL 94 and this product grade fulfils the V-0 criteria as from 1 mm thickness. 

Nylatron ® 66 SA FST (Fire, Smoke, Toxicity Retardant) - is formulated for interior applications in aircraft materials must meet various requirements to be recognized. Nylatron® 66 SA FST  is lightweight, wear resistant and has fire-safety characteristics that meet aviation regulations and standards like JAR/FAR 25.853. 

Nylatron ® WP PA6 (Wear Pad Formulation) Nylon Sheet - is a Wear Resistant Grade of Cast Nylon optimized for linear bearing applications, offering an ideal combination of value and performance.

Explicitly developed for wear pads, Nylatron WP outperforms its competition across a wide range of applications and in multiple industries.

Nylatron ® Nylon Selection Matrix 

Use our Selection Matrix for guidelines on Nylatron Grade Selection - If you need further assistance, Contact Us, and our Technical Support Group will contact you.

Common Nylatron ® Nylon Applications

  • Conveyor Wear Components
  • Gears
  • Metal Replacement Applications
  • Pulleys
  • Roller Wheels
  • Sheaves
  • Wear Pads
  • Valve Seats & Seals

Nylatron ® Nylon the Boedeker Way | Unmatched Service & Support

We do Nylatron® the Boedeker Way with an unmatched inventory and a wide range of services backed by our customer service and technical support team. We stock all commercially available grades of Nylatron® Nylon sheet, rod, and tube and offer cut to sizesame-day shipping on all inventoried Nylatron® Nylon materials. Our entire inventory of Nylatron® Nylon is coded for full traceability; we offer manufacturer certs. and C of C’s upon request at the time of order for all orders.

Learn More About Our 20+ Million Dollar Inventory

We offer one of the world's most extensive inventories of Nylatron® grades in sheets, rods, and tubes.  Contact us for all your Nylatron® needs.Our entire inventory of Nylatron® Nylon is coded for full traceability, we offer manufacturer certs. and C of C’s upon request at the time of order for all orders.We stock many large and hard-to-find sizes in sheet, rod, and tube in Nylatron® grades.  All materials are available with cut to size and can ship same-day if the order is received by 4PM* CST (*Some orders with large quantities of cut requirements or line items may ship the following day.)We stock tubes in a wide range of Nylatron® grades and sizes in 78 inches (1.98 meters) lengths.  Longer tubes can help optimize material yields and improve machining efficiency.

Nylatron® Nylon Precision CNC Machined Parts & Technical Support

We specialize in plastics-only machining and produce CNC machined Nylatron® Nylon parts for prototype to production quantities. We offer technical support with Nylatron® Nylon materials & parts regarding material selection by applicationpart design assistance & machining support

For higher volume applications we also offer custom injection molding of Nylon parts.

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