PA6

PA6 (Polyamide)

PA6 is a thermoplastic material. The combination of mechanical properties and chemical resistance makes this material suitable for many applications. PA6 has a high resistance to wear and dynamic loads. This material is primarily used for sprockets.

PA materials will absorb water.
Absorption at 23°C (73°F), 50% RH: Up to 3%
Absorption at 23°C (73° F), 100% RH: Up to 9%
PA is FDA approved (Some colors may not be tested according to EC1935. Please contact our material expert for further information)

Chemical effects

Excellent: No attack, possibly slight absorption. No effect on mechanical properties.

Good: Slight attack by absorption. Some swelling and small reduction in mechanical properties likely.

Fair: Moderate attack of appreciable absorption. Material will have limited life.

Unsatisfactory: Material will decompose or dissolve in a short time.

Name

Concentration % Conc. %

Temperature °C Temp. °C

Effect Eff.

1,2-Butadiene 100 20 Good

1,2-Butanediol 10 20 Good

1,2-Butanediol 100 20 Good

1,2-Butanediol 100 140 0

1,2-Dichloroethane 100 20 Good

Acetaldehyde 40 20 Fair

Acetaldehyde 100 20 Fair

Acetamide 50 20 Fair

Acetic acid 5 20 Good

Acetic acid 2 100 Fair

Acetic acid 10 20 Fair

Acetic acid 10 50 Unsatisfactory

Acetic acid 10 100 Unsatisfactory

Acetic acid 20 20 Unsatisfactory

Acetic acid 40 20 Unsatisfactory

Acetic acid 50 20 Unsatisfactory

Acetic acid 50 60 Unsatisfactory

Acetic acid 50 100 Unsatisfactory

Acetic acid 90 20 Unsatisfactory

Acetic acid 95 15 Unsatisfactory

Acetic acid 95 20 Unsatisfactory

Acetic acid 100 20 Unsatisfactory

Acetone 50 20 No information

Acetone 50 50 No information

Acetone 100 20 Good

Acetone 100 60 Good

Acetone 100 100 No information

Acetone 5 20 Good

Acetone 5 100 No information

Acetone 10 20 Good

Acetonitrile 100 20 Excellent

Acetophenone 100 20 Good

Acetophenone 100 50 Good

Acetyl acetone 100 20 Good

Acetylchloride 100 20 Fair

Acetylene 100 20 Good

Acrylonitrile 100 20 Good

Air (Compressed air) 100 20 Good

Air (wet) 100 20 Fair

Aliphatic ketones 100 20 Unsatisfactory

Allyl alcohol 100 20 Fair

Allyl chloride 100 20 Fair

Aluminum acetate 100 20 Good

Aluminum chloride 10 20 Good

Aluminum chloride 20 20 Unsatisfactory

Aluminum fluoride 100 20 Good

Aluminum hydroxide 100 20 Good

Aluminum salts 100 50 Unsatisfactory

Aluminum salts 100 100 Unsatisfactory

Aluminum salts 20 20 Unsatisfactory

Aluminum sulphate 5 20 Good

Aluminum sulphate 10 20 Good

Aluminum sulphate 100 20 Fair

Amines (aliphatic) 100 20 Unsatisfactory

Amino acid 100 20 Good

Ammonia 10 20 Fair

Ammonia 100 20 Fair

Ammonia 100 100 Unsatisfactory

Ammonia (fluid) 10 20 Good

Ammonia (fluid) 20 20 Good

Ammonia (fluid) 20 60 Good

Ammonia (fluid) 100 20 Good

Ammonia (fluid) 100 70 Fair

Ammonia gas 20 20 Fair

Ammonium bicarbonate 100 20 Good

Ammonium carbonate 10 20 Good

Ammonium carbonate 100 20 Good

Ammonium chloride 10 20 Good

Ammonium chloride 10 60 Unsatisfactory

Ammonium hydrogen carbonate 100 20 Good

Ammonium hydroxide 1 20 Good

Ammonium hydroxide 10 20 Unsatisfactory

Ammonium nitrate 10 20 Good

Ammonium nitrate 100 20 Good

Ammonium phosphate 10 20 Good

Ammonium salt 10 20 Good

Ammonium sulfate 10 20 Good

Ammonium sulfite 20 20 Good

Amyl acetate 100 20 Good

Amyl acetate 100 100 Unsatisfactory

Amyl alcohol 100 20 Good

Aniline 100 20 Fair

Anon 100 20 Good

Anthrachinon 100 85 Fair

Antimony trichloride 50 50 Unsatisfactory

Antimony trichloride 100 20 Unsatisfactory

Antimony trichloride 10 20 Unsatisfactory

Aqua regia 100 20 Unsatisfactory

Argon 100 20 Good

Aromatic hydrocarbons 100 80 Good

Asphalt CA 20 Good

Asphalt CA 100 0

Barium salts 100 20 Unsatisfactory

Benzaldehyde 100 20 Unsatisfactory

Benzaldehyde 100 60 Unsatisfactory

Benzene 100 20 Good

Benzene 100 65 Good

Benzene 100 80 Good

Benzoic acid 20 20 Fair

Benzoic acid 100 20 Unsatisfactory

Benzoic acid 100 100 Unsatisfactory

Benzyl alcohol 100 20 Unsatisfactory

Benzyl alcohol 100 80 Unsatisfactory

Bitumen 100 20 Good

Bitumen 100 100 Fair

Bleaching lye (12,5%active chlorine) 100 20 Fair

Borax 10 20 Good

Boric acid 10 20 Good

Boron trifluoride 100 20 Unsatisfactory

Brake fluid 100 20 Excellent

Brake fluid 100 60 Good

Brake fluid 100 125 0

Brake fluid 100 150 Unsatisfactory

Bromine 100 20 Unsatisfactory

Bromine (fluid) 100 20 Unsatisfactory

Bromine (fluid) 100 100 Unsatisfactory

Bromine water 100 20 Unsatisfactory

Bromochlorodifluoromethane 100 20 Good

Bromochloromethane 100 20 Fair

Bromotrifluoromethane 100 20 Good

Butane 100 20 Good

Butene 100 20 Good

Butene glycol 100 20 Good

Butene glycol 100 160 Fair

Butyl acetate 100 20 Good

Butyl alcohol 100 20 Good

Butylglycol 100 20 Good

Butyric acid 20 20 Fair

Butyrolacton 100 20 Good

Calcium chloride 5 20 Good

Calcium chloride 10 20 Good

Calcium chloride 100 20 Good

Calcium chloride 100 80 Fair

Calcium chloride 100 100 Unsatisfactory

Calcium chloride (in Alcohol) 20 20 Fair

Calcium hydroxide 10 20 Good

Calcium hydroxide 100 20 Good

Calcium hypochlorite 100 20 Unsatisfactory

Calcium hypochlorite 100 100 Unsatisfactory

Calcium salts 100 20 Good

Camphor 50 20 Good

Carbon dioxide 10 20 Good

Carbon dioxide 100 20 Good

Carbon dioxide (dry) 100 20 Good

Carbon dioxide (dry) 100 70 Good

Carbon disulfide 100 20 Good

Carbon disulfide 100 60 Unsatisfactory

Carbon monoxide (gas) 100 20 Good

Carbon monoxide (gas) 100 70 Good

Carbon tetrachloride 100 20 Good

Carbon tetrachloride 100 60 Good

Casein CA 20 Good

Caustic soda 1 20 Good

Caustic soda 5 20 Good

Caustic soda 10 20 Good

Caustic soda 10 80 Unsatisfactory

Caustic soda 15 20 Good

Caustic soda 20 20 Good

Caustic soda 20 100 Unsatisfactory

Caustic soda 30 20 Good

Caustic soda 30 80 Unsatisfactory

Caustic soda 40 80 Unsatisfactory

Caustic soda 50 20 Fair

Caustic soda 50 80 Unsatisfactory

Cellulose acetate 100 20 Good

Ceresin 100 20 Good

Chloral hydrate 100 20 Unsatisfactory

Chloramine 10 20 Unsatisfactory

Chlorine 100 20 Unsatisfactory

Chlorine bleaching CA 20 Unsatisfactory

Chlorine bleaching CA 40 Unsatisfactory

Chlorine gas (dry) 100 20 Unsatisfactory

Chlorine gas (wet) 100 20 Unsatisfactory

Chlorine water 100 20 Unsatisfactory

Chloroacetic acid 10 20 Unsatisfactory

Chloroacetic acid 100 20 Unsatisfactory

Chloroacetic acid 100 75 Unsatisfactory

Chlorobenzene 100 20 Good

Chlorobenzene 100 50 Good

Chlorodifluoroethane 100 20 Good

Chlorodifluoromethane 100 20 Good

Chloroethanol 100 20 Unsatisfactory

Chloroethanol 100 100 Unsatisfactory

Chloroform 100 20 Fair

Chloroform 100 50 Unsatisfactory

Chlorosulphonic acid 10 20 Unsatisfactory

Chlorosulphonic acid 50 100 Unsatisfactory

Chlorosulphonic acid 100 20 Unsatisfactory

Chlorosulphonic acid 100 50 Unsatisfactory

Chlorotrifluoromethane 100 20 Good

Chrom alum 10 20 Fair

Chromic acid 1 20 Fair

Chromic acid 10 20 Unsatisfactory

Chromic acid 20 20 Unsatisfactory

Chromic acid 40 60 Unsatisfactory

Chromic acid 40 80 Unsatisfactory

Chromic acid 50 20 Unsatisfactory

Chromylchloride 100 20 Unsatisfactory

Citric acid 10 20 Good

Citric acid 10 50 Good

Citric acid 20 80 Good

Cobalt salt 20 20 Fair

Concrete 100 20 Good

Cooking fat, cooking oil 100 20 Good

Coolant (DIN 53521) 100 120 Fair

Copper Acetate 100 20 Fair

Copper chloride 5 20 Fair

Copper sulphate 10 20 Good

Copper sulphate 1 20 Good

Copper(II) salts 10 20 Fair

Crude oil CA 20 Good

Cyclohexane 100 20 Good

Cyclohexanol 100 20 Good

Cyclohexanone 100 20 Good

Decahydronaphthalene 100 20 Good

Dibutylphthalate 100 20 Good

Dibutylphthalate 100 60 Good

Dichlorobenzene 100 20 Good

Dichlorodifluoromethane 100 50 Good

Dichlorodifluoromethane 100 20 Good

Dichloroethylene 100 20 Good

Dichlorofluoromethane 100 20 Good

Dichlorotetrafluoroethane 100 20 Good

Diesel CA 20 Good

Diesel CA 85 Good

Diesel oil 100 20 Good

Diethylene glycol 100 20 Good

Difluoromethane 100 20 Good

Dimethyl acetamid 100 20 Good

Dimethyl acetamid 100 150 Unsatisfactory

Dimethyl amine 100 20 Good

Dimethyl ether 100 20 Good

Dimethyl formamide 100 20 Good

Dimethyl formamide 100 90 Fair

Dimethyl sulfoxid 100 20 Good

Dimethyl sulfoxid 100 125 Unsatisfactory

Dioctyl phthalate 100 20 Good

Dioxane 100 20 Good

Dioxane 100 60 Good

Diphenyl ether 100 20 Good

Diphenyl ether 100 80 Good

Engine oils CA 20 Good

Engine oils CA 80 Good

Epichlorhydrin 100 20 0

Essential oils CA 20 Good

Ethane 100 20 Good

Ether 100 20 Good

Ethyl acetate 100 20 Good

Ethyl alcohol 40 20 Good

Ethyl alcohol 96 20 Fair

Ethyl chloride 100 20 Fair

Ethyl ether 100 20 Good

Ethylene 100 20 Good

Ethylene carbonate 100 50 Good

Ethylene carbonate 100 100 Unsatisfactory

Ethylene chloride 100 20 Good

Ethylene glycol 100 20 Good

Ethylene glycol 100 100 Unsatisfactory

Ethylene oxide 100 80 Unsatisfactory

Ethylenediamine 100 20 Fair

Fat (Cooking oil) CA 20 Good

Fatty acids 5 20 Good

Fatty acids 100 20 Good

Fluorine 100 60 Unsatisfactory

Fluorosilicic acid 30 60 Unsatisfactory

Formaldehyde (aqueous) 20 20 Good

Formaldehyde (aqueous) 30 20 Fair

Formaldehyde (gaseous) 100 20 Good

Formamide 100 20 Good

Formic acid 2 20 Fair

Formic acid 2 100 Unsatisfactory

Formic acid 5 80 Unsatisfactory

Formic acid 10 20 Fair

Formic acid 10 50 Unsatisfactory

Formic acid 50 20 Unsatisfactory

Formic acid 85 20 Unsatisfactory

Formic acid 90 60 Unsatisfactory

Formic acid 100 20 Unsatisfactory

Formic acid 100 100 Unsatisfactory

Freon 100 20 Good

Fruit juice CA 20 Good

Gas CA 20 Good

Glucose 100 20 Good

Glycerol 100 20 Good

Glycerol 100 100 Good

Glycolic acid 100 100 Unsatisfactory

Glycolic acid 100 20 Unsatisfactory

Heating oil 100 20 Good

Helium 100 20 Good

Heptane 100 60 Good

Hexachlorobenzene 100 80 Good

Hexachloroethane 100 20 Good

Hexafluoro isopropyl alcohol 100 20 Unsatisfactory

Hexane 100 20 Good

Humic acid 100 20 Fair

Hydraulic oils CA 20 Good

Hydraulic oils CA 80 Good

Hydraulic oils CA 100 Good

Hydrobromic acid 10 60 Unsatisfactory

Hydrobromic acid 50 60 Fair

Hydrochloric acid 10 80 Unsatisfactory

Hydrochloric acid 20 20 Unsatisfactory

Hydrochloric acid 20 100 Unsatisfactory

Hydrochloric acid 30 20 Unsatisfactory

Hydrochloric acid 36 20 Unsatisfactory

Hydrochloric acid 40 20 Unsatisfactory

Hydrochloric acid 40 100 Unsatisfactory

Hydrochloric acid 100 20 Unsatisfactory

Hydrochloric acid 1 20 Fair

Hydrochloric acid 2 20 Unsatisfactory

Hydrochloric acid 2 100 Unsatisfactory

Hydrochloric acid 10 20 Unsatisfactory

Hydrochloric acid 10 60 Unsatisfactory

Hydrofluoric acid 5 20 Unsatisfactory

Hydrofluoric acid 5 60 Unsatisfactory

Hydrofluoric acid 40 60 Unsatisfactory

Hydrofluoric acid 50 20 Unsatisfactory

Hydrofluoric acid 50 50 Unsatisfactory

Hydrofluoric acid 100 20 Unsatisfactory

Hydrogen 100 20 Good

Hydrogen chloride gas 100 20 Unsatisfactory

Hydrogen chloride gas 100 60 Unsatisfactory

Hydrogen peroxide 100 100 Unsatisfactory

Hydrogen peroxide 0.5 20 Good

Hydrogen peroxide 1 20 Unsatisfactory

Hydrogen peroxide 3 20 Unsatisfactory

Hydrogen peroxide 10 20 Unsatisfactory

Hydrogen peroxide 20 20 Unsatisfactory

Hydrogen peroxide 30 20 Unsatisfactory

Hydrogen peroxide 30 60 Unsatisfactory

Hydrogen peroxide 30 75 Unsatisfactory

Hydrogen peroxide 50 20 Unsatisfactory

Hydrogen sulphide 100 20 Good

Iodine 100 20 Unsatisfactory

Iodine tincture 100 20 Unsatisfactory

Iodine-Iodine potassium solution 3 20 Unsatisfactory

Iron-II-chloride 5 20 Good

Iron-II-chloride 10 20 Good

Iron-II-chloride 100 20 Unsatisfactory

Iron-II-chloride 100 100 Unsatisfactory

Iron-III-chloride 5 20 Fair

Iron-III-chloride 10 20 Fair

Iron-III-chloride 100 20 Unsatisfactory

Isobutyl alcohol 100 20 Good

Isooctane 100 20 Good

Isooctane 100 80 Good

Isopropyl alcohol 100 20 Unsatisfactory

Isopropyl alcohol 100 60 Unsatisfactory

Isopropyl alcohol 100 100 No information

Isopropyl ether 100 20 Good

Kerosene CA 20 Good

Kerosene CA 60 Good

Kerosene CA 85 Good

Kresol 90 20 Unsatisfactory

Kresol 90 80 Unsatisfactory

Lactic acid 10 20 Good

Lactic acid 90 60 Unsatisfactory

Lactic acid 100 10 Good

Lactic acid 100 20 Unsatisfactory

Lactic acid 100 100 Unsatisfactory

Lead acetate 10 20 Good

Lead acetate 100 20 Unsatisfactory

Lead acetate 100 100 Unsatisfactory

Linseed oil CA 20 Good

Lithium bromide 10 20 Fair

Lithium chloride 20 20 Unsatisfactory

Lithium hydroxide 10 80 Unsatisfactory

Lithium salts 10 20 Fair

Lubricating oils CA 20 Good

Magnesium chloride CA 20 Good

Magnesium hydroxide 100 20 Good

Magnesium salts 10 20 Fair

Malic acid 100 20 Good

Manganese salts 10 20 Fair

Manganese sulphate 40 20 Good

Mercury 100 20 Good

Mercury chloride 100 20 Fair

Mercury chloride 100 70 Unsatisfactory

Methane 100 20 Good

Methanol 50 20 Good

Methanol 100 20 Fair

Methyl bromide 100 20 Fair

Methyl bromide 100 20 Good

Methyl chloride 100 20 Fair

Methyl glycol 100 20 Good

Methylamine 10 20 Fair

Methylamine 100 20 Good

Methylaniline 100 20 Good

Mineral oils CA 20 Good

Naphta CA 20 Good

Naphthalene 100 20 Good

Naphthalene sulfonic acid 100 20 Unsatisfactory

Naphthoic acid 100 20 Good

Neon 100 20 Good

Nickel chloride 10 20 Good

Nickel nitrate 10 20 Fair

Nickel salts 10 20 Good

Nickel sulphate 10 20 Good

Nitric acid 1 20 Fair

Nitric acid 2 20 Unsatisfactory

Nitric acid 5 20 Unsatisfactory

Nitric acid 5 90 Unsatisfactory

Nitric acid 10 20 Unsatisfactory

Nitric acid 10 60 Unsatisfactory

Nitric acid 10 80 Unsatisfactory

Nitric acid 20 20 Unsatisfactory

Nitrogen 100 20 Good

Nitromethane 100 20 Fair

Nitrotoluene 100 20 Fair

Nitrotoluene 100 100 Unsatisfactory

Octene 100 20 Good

Oils (vegetable, mineral) CA 20 Good

Oleic acid 40 20 Good

Oleic acid 100 20 Good

Oleum 100 20 Unsatisfactory

Oxalic acid 10 20 Fair

Oxalic acid 10 80 Unsatisfactory

Oxalic acid 100 60 Unsatisfactory

Oxalic acid 100 100 Unsatisfactory

Oxygen 100 20 Good

Ozone 100 20 Unsatisfactory

Palmitic acid 100 20 Good

Paraffin CA 20 Good

Paraffin oil CA 20 Good

Perchloric acid 10 20 Unsatisfactory

Petroleum 100 20 Good

Petroleum ether CA 20 Good

Petroleum ether CA 80 Good

Petroleum jelly CA 20 Good

Phenol 5 20 Unsatisfactory

Phenol 10 20 Unsatisfactory

Phenol 75 20 Unsatisfactory

Phenol 90 20 Unsatisfactory

Phenol 100 20 Unsatisfactory

Phenol 100 40 Unsatisfactory

Phenol 100 60 Unsatisfactory

Phenol 100 75 Unsatisfactory

Phenol 100 100 Unsatisfactory

Phosphoric acid 85 60 Unsatisfactory

Phosphoric acid 85 100 Unsatisfactory

Phosphoric acid 100 20 Unsatisfactory

Phosphorus chlorides 100 20 Unsatisfactory

Phthalic acid 100 20 Fair

Plasticizer CA 20 Good

Polyglycol, Polyols 100 20 Good

Potash 10 20 Good

Potash 10 80 Good

Potash 50 20 Fair

Potassium bichromate 10 20 Fair

Potassium bromide 10 20 Fair

Potassium carbonate 50 20 Good

Potassium cyanide 100 20 Good

Potassium dichromate 5 20 Fair

Potassium dichromate 10 20 Unsatisfactory

Potassium hydroxide 1 20 Good

Potassium hydroxide 1 60 Good

Potassium hydroxide 10 20 Good

Potassium hydroxide 10 60 Good

Potassium hydroxide 10 80 Good

Potassium hydroxide 50 20 Fair

Potassium hydroxide 50 80 Unsatisfactory

Potassium nitrate 10 20 Good

Potassium permanganate 1 20 Unsatisfactory

Potassium persulfate 10 20 Unsatisfactory

Potassium sulfide 50 20 Good

Potassium sulphate 100 20 Good

Propane 100 20 Good

Propene 100 20 Good

Propionic acid 5 20 Good

Propionic acid 10 20 Unsatisfactory

Propionic acid 50 20 Unsatisfactory

Propyl alcohol 100 20 Unsatisfactory

Propyl alcohol 100 100 Unsatisfactory

Propylene glycol 100 20 Unsatisfactory

Sea water 100 20 Good

Silicone oil 100 20 Good

Silicone oil CA 80 Good

Silver nitrate 50 20 Good

Sodium bromate 10 20 Fair

Sodium bromide 10 20 Unsatisfactory

Sodium carbonate 10 20 Good

Sodium chlorate 5 20 Good

Sodium chlorate 10 20 Good

Sodium hypochlorite 30 20 Unsatisfactory

n-Octane 100 20 Good

Material attributes

Load index for belt material

100 %

Material density

1130 kg/m³

Expansion coefficient due to temperature

0.10 mm/(m x °C)

Maximum permissible working temperature

120 °C

Minimum permissible working temperature

-40 °C

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PA6

PA6 (Polyamide)

Chemical effects

Material attributes