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DuPont Zytel?42A Nylon 66, 50% RH

Subcategory: Nylon; Nylon 66; Polymer; Thermoplastic

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Data provided by the manufacturer. MatWeb has an entry for this nylon dry as molded.

Key Words: Polyamide 66; PA66

Material Notes:
For extrusion into rod, tubing, and complex shapes. Can be molded into parts requiring high impact resistance. High Viscosity for Extrusion

Physical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Density	1.14 g/cc	0.0412 lb/in?/font>	Dry As Molded
Mechanical Properties
Hardness, Rockwell M	60	60	ASTM D785
Hardness, Rockwell R	108	108	ASTM D785
Tensile Strength, Ultimate	77.2 MPa	11200 psi	ASTM D638
Tensile Strength, Yield	59.3 MPa	8600 psi	ASTM D638
Elongation at Break	Min 300 %	Min 300 %	ASTM D638
Elongation at Yield	30 %	30 %	ASTM D638
Flexural Modulus	1.207 GPa	175 ksi	ASTM D790
Compressive Yield Strength	15.2 MPa	2200 psi	ASTM D695
Shear Strength	63.4 MPa	9200 psi	ASTM D732
Izod Impact, Notched	1.33 J/cm	2.49 ft-lb/in	ASTM D256
Izod Impact, Notched Low Temp	0.27 J/cm	0.506 ft-lb/in	at -40°C; ASTM D256
Taber Abrasion, mg/1000 Cycles	4	4	CS-17 Wheel, 1000g
Electrical Properties
Electrical Resistivity	1e+013 ohm-cm	1e+013 ohm-cm	ASTM D257
Dielectric Constant	4.6	4.6	at 1 MHz; ASTM D150.
Dielectric Constant, Low Frequency	7	7	at 1 kHz; ASTM D150
Dissipation Factor	0.1	0.1	at 1 MHz; ASTM D150
Dissipation Factor, Low Frequency	0.2	0.2	at 1 kHz; ASTM D150
Thermal Properties
Brittleness Temperature	-85 °C	-121 °F	ASTM D746
Flammability, UL94	HB	HB