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Description
This premium Nylon 66 glass filled black sheet is a high-performance engineering plastic designed for demanding structural and wear-resistant applications. Reinforced with glass fibre, it offers enhanced stiffness, strength and dimensional stability compared with standard unfilled nylon, making it ideal for precision-machined components.
Available in a choice of thicknesses from 10 mm to 50 mm and standard sheet widths of 620 mm, with lengths from 500 mm up to 3000 mm, this material is well suited to fabricators, machinists and OEMs across sectors such as automotive, mechanical engineering, materials handling and industrial equipment manufacture.
Product Features
- Material: glass fibre reinforced Nylon 66 for improved strength and rigidity over conventional nylon sheet.
- Colour: solid black finish for a uniform technical appearance and ease of identification in assemblies.
- Thickness options: 10, 12, 16, 20, 25, 30, 40 and 50 mm to suit light-duty through to heavy-duty components.
- Sheet width: standard 620 mm width for convenient handling and efficient cutting layouts.
- Sheet length options: 500, 1000, 2000 and 3000 mm to minimise waste and optimise yield during machining.
- Excellent dimensional stability with reduced creep and distortion under load, even at elevated temperatures.
- Good machinability using standard metalworking tools for turning, milling, drilling and profiling.
Key Features and Benefits
- High mechanical strength and stiffness help extend service life of components such as gears, wear strips and structural parts.
- Enhanced dimensional stability reduces warping and movement in precision assemblies, improving reliability and fit.
- Glass fibre reinforcement delivers higher load-bearing capability, enabling thinner or lighter designs compared with unfilled plastics.
- Good wear and abrasion resistance supports use in sliding and bearing applications with reduced maintenance requirements.
- Wide choice of sheet thicknesses and lengths helps optimise material usage and reduce offcuts and machining time.
- Black colour finish provides a professional appearance and can help reduce visible marking in industrial environments.
Specifications
| Specification | Detail |
|---|---|
| Material | Glass fibre reinforced Nylon 66 (PA66), black |
| Available thicknesses | 10, 12, 16, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50 mm |
| Sheet width | 620 mm (nominal) |
| Sheet lengths | 500, 1000, 2000, 3000 mm |
| Typical properties | High tensile and flexural strength; improved modulus; good wear resistance; good dimensional stability |
| Machining and fabrication | Suitable for cutting, drilling, milling and turning with appropriate tooling; edges may be deburred or finished as required |
Applications and Ideal Uses
This glass filled Nylon 66 sheet is ideal wherever high strength, rigidity and dimensional stability are required from a machinable engineering plastic.
- Precision mechanical components such as gears, cams, spacers and housings.
- Wear parts including guide rails, wear strips, sliding plates and support blocks.
- Structural and load-bearing components in jigs, fixtures and machinery frames.
- Automotive and transport components requiring good strength-to-weight performance.
- Industrial equipment and handling systems where reliable, stable plastic parts are essential.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does glass filled Nylon 66 differ from standard nylon sheet?
Glass filled Nylon 66 contains glass fibres that significantly increase stiffness, strength and dimensional stability compared with standard unfilled nylon. This means it will generally deflect less under load, resist creep better over time and maintain tighter tolerances in precision-machined parts, although it can be slightly more abrasive on cutting tools during machining.
Can this Nylon 66 glass filled sheet be machined with standard workshop equipment?
Yes, the sheet can be machined using common metalworking equipment such as saws, mills, lathes and drills. It is advisable to use sharp carbide or high-speed steel tools, maintain suitable cutting speeds and feeds, and allow for chip removal and cooling. Because of the glass content, tool wear may be higher than with unfilled plastics, so tools should be inspected and replaced as necessary.
Is this material suitable for outdoor or high-temperature applications?
Glass filled Nylon 66 offers good mechanical performance at elevated temperatures compared with many standard plastics and can be used in moderately demanding thermal environments within its recommended operating range. It may be used outdoors, but like most nylons it can be affected by prolonged exposure to UV and moisture, so for long-term exterior use additional protection or consideration of the service conditions is recommended.