Polyamide 6 (PA 6)

PA 66’s sister: easier to mould, a little less stiff.

Materials › Polyamide 6 (PA 6)

Same family as PA 66 and the same reasons to pick it — toughness, oil resistance, good wear behaviour — but it melts at 220 °C instead of 260 and fills difficult geometries better. In exchange it absorbs more moisture and sits one step below in stiffness at equal glass content. As with PA 66, what really changes from grade to grade is how much fibre is in it: from unreinforced to 50 % the modulus multiplies by almost five.

Unreinforced PA 6

Tough, easy to mould

Bodies, covers, linkages: where toughness matters more than stiffness.

Stiffness 3,200 MPa tensile modulus, ISO 527 11 grades
Density 1.14 g/cm³ density, ISO 1183 12 grades

PA 6 GF30

The reference grade

Brackets, mounts and housings that have to carry a load.

Stiffness 9,500 MPa tensile modulus, ISO 527 21 grades
Density 1.35 g/cm³ density, ISO 1183 21 grades

PA 6 GF50

Maximum stiffness, minimum toughness

Structural parts that replace metal and are not exposed to impact.

Stiffness 15,600 MPa tensile modulus, ISO 527 3 grades
Density 1.56 g/cm³ density, ISO 1183 4 grades

Brands and manufacturers

Data from producers’ datasheets, medians per family: they are for comparing levels with one another, not guaranteed values. We supply the datasheet of the chosen grade on request.

Real components, not renderings

Parts made in our own plants, with finishing done in-house.

Grey tapered duct printed in MJF, on a white background: a circular mouth narrowing into a flat spout.
PA12 duct, thin wall and varying section
Curved grey plate printed in MJF, pierced by dozens of round and shaped holes.
Lightened plate: holes and ribs in a single part
Two black fittings with a square base and a threaded cylindrical body, on a white background.
Same technology, black finish
Hands in blue gloves finishing a drilled grey bracket by hand, with a rotary tool.
We do the finishing ourselves, part by part

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