Zytel® 101 NC010 is a general purpose polyamide 66 resin for injection molding and extrusion. Processing/Physical Characteristics. dry / cond. Unit.
What is Zytel used for?
Zytel is used for a number of different high strength, abrasion, and impact resistant thermoplastic polyamide formulations. The high-performance polyamide resin helps resists aging in high-heat automotive engine parts or hand-held electronics.
What kind of plastic is Zytel?
nylon 66
What is DuPont nylon?
Nylon was the first commercially successful synthetic thermoplastic polymer. ... DuPont began its research project in 1927. The first example of nylon, (nylon 66), was synthesized using diamines on February 28, 1935 by Wallace Hume Carothers at DuPont's research facility at the DuPont Experimental Station.
What is Zytel HTN?
Zytel® HTN is widely used to replace metal parts that must withstand high temperature tolerances (such as engine cooling, handheld devices, and non-halogenated connectors), while reducing cost and weight.
What is Zytel filament?
Zytel® 3D filament is a modified long-chain nylon material that features excellent printing characteristics including good printing speeds and lower moisture absorption than PA 6 copolyamide, so you'll get less variability during printing operations.
Where is Zytel manufactured?
Fluor served as a full-service contractor providing engineering, procurement, and construction management services for this $90-million DuPont Nylon / Zytel® chemical manufacturing facility in Pulau Sakra Island, Singapore.
What is Zytel plastic?
DuPont™ Zytel® is a portfolio of nylon resin materials proven in a wide range of applications. Zytel® products deliver high-performance benefits ranging from stiffness to heat resistance. ... For example, Zytel® Plus high-performance polyamide resin resists aging in high-heat automotive engine parts.
Is Zytel nylon 66?
The Zytel product line is based mostly on nylon 66, but also includes grades based on nylon 6 as a matrix, long chain nylons such as nylon 610 (if based on at least one renewable monomer they are branded Zytel RS), and copolymers including a transparent resin called Zytel 330.
Where is Zytel made?
DuPont Co. has increased production of one of the high-performance, synthetic materials the company makes at its Spruance plant in Chesterfield County. The company has added production of its Zytel HTN product, which is part of its family of nylon products.May 1, 2015
Does DuPont still make nylon?
DuPont kept its engineering plastics unit, which still produces nylon. ... DuPont will increase its manufacturing of Zytel HTN PPA, a nylon fiber with consumer electronics applications, by 10 percent. "Nylon is a product that continues to reinvent itself," Mayo said.Oct 16, 2015