Franplas™

Extruded MoS_{2 Filled Nylon}

Franplas MD Nylon is a nylon and molybdenum disulfide (MoS₂) composition designed to improve the mechanical, thermal and bearing properties to type 6/6 nylon while maintaining its basic electrical and chemical characteristics.

Through compounding, finely divided particles impart extra lubricity to this nylon, permitting Franplas MD parts to operate with little or no lubrication. This makes Franplas MD especially suited to applications where external lubrication is impractical, contaminating or difficult to maintain. The added lubricity also contributes dramatically to component service life, making Franplas MD a very cost-efficient choice.

In addition to the advantages offered by nylon's nongalling and non-scratching characteristics, sound dampening qualities, insulating properties, resistance to oils, greases, most alkalies, solvents, and organic acids, Franplas MD also provides the "plus" properties:

Typical Applications

• Bearings
• Bushings
• Valve seats
• Thrust washers
• Wear surfaces
• Rollers
• Gears
• Sleeves
• Forming dies
• Tooling fixtures

Key Benefits

• Properties similar to Nylon 6/6
• Excellent wear resistance
• Low surface friction
• High strength and rigidity
• Superior heat resistance
• Improved dimensional stability

Availabilities

Rod
1/16" - 2" diameter
Length:
8' nominal
Square and hex rod available on request.

Strip
Thickness: .020" - .125"
Width: 1/4" - 24"

Plate
Thickness: 1/32" - 2"
Width: 24"
Length: 48" standard, available to 144"

Rectangular Bar
Thickness: 1/16" - 2"
Width: 1" - 10"

Bushing Stock
Nominal O.D.:
1/4" increments from 1/2" - 3" plus 5/8", 78"
Nominal I.D.:
1/4" increments from 1/2" - 1 1/2" plus 3/8", 5/8"

Tubular Bar
O.D.: 2" - 14"
I.D.: 1" - 11"
Standard length: 13"

Profile Extrusions
Available in 11 standard shapes.

This material is a type 6/6 extruded nylon compound with special additives offering superior bearing properties. These nylon formulations contain solid lubricant additives which impart self-lubricating, high Pressure Velocity (PV), and superior wear resistance characteristics. In many applications superior wear resistance is delivered without either start-up or running lubrications. It is recommended for applications where, in addition to superior bearing performance, other traditional 6/6 nylon properties also are desired.

Nylatron® is a Registered Trademark of the Polymer Corp.

Availabilities
Rod
Diameter: 1/4" to 2"
Length: 8 ft. nominal

Plate
Thickness: 1/32" to 2"
Plate Size: 24" x 48"