Polyamide 6.6 PA66

Advantages

• tough, strong, impact resistant
   
• low coefficient of friction
   
• good resistance
  to abrasion, high temperatures, solvents and bases
   
• processable by thermoplastic methods

Disadvantages

• high moisture absorption with dimensional instability
  loss of up to 30% tensile strength and 50% of tensile modulus
   
• subject to attack by strong acids and oxidizing agents
   
• requires UV stabilization
   
• high shrinkage in molded sections
   
• electrical and mechanical properties influenced by moisture content
   
• dissolved by phenols