TECAMID® 6/6 MO Calendered Sheet

The thin gauges are calendered - drawn between heated precision rollers into flat stock of consistent thickness with a smooth finish on both faces, rather than extruded thick and machined down. Flatness and gauge consistency are better than a sawn slice of plate, and there is less locked-in stress to relieve when parts are punched. Stock covers 1/32" to 1/4" in eight gauges, in sizes from 12"x12" to 24"x48"; thicker sections come as extruded plate.

Molybdenum disulfide filled nylon is chosen when a part has to wear well and stay dimensionally honest, so thin calendered stock goes into thrust washers, bearing shims, wear pads, slide and guide strips and low-friction liners in conveyors, packaging machinery and general mechanical work. The MoS₂ raises stiffness and surface hardness and improves dry running against steel compared with unfilled nylon. Parts are punched or die-cut from the sheet; the filler makes the material slightly less tough than unfilled 6/6, so avoid sharp internal corners in high-impact service.