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Engineering and industrial industries use nylon 66 due to its favorable mechanical properties, including high strength, abrasion resistance, toughness, and dimensional stability. As a rigid, machinable thermoplastic, cast nylon is very versatile, has good usability compared to other plastics, and is often used as a replacement for metal bushings and bearings.

However, there are applications in which neither metal nor standard nylon can be lubricated due to high humidity or wet conditions. As a solution, Interstate Plastics offers a self-lubricating Nyloil® cast nylon sheet, rod and tube for use in these chronically wet or humid environments.

Nyloil® is a self-lubricating nylon material made from oil-based lubricants and cast nylon. During manufacture, it is carefully dispersed with lubricants to form a highly crystalline, internally lubricated, high-strength polymer.

Self-lubrication gives this oil-filled nylon a 25% lower coefficient of friction than other grades of nylon and enables it to continue to work in wet conditions, such as marine applications. Even under the harshest operating conditions, the oil will not spin out, dry out or drain. Standard grades of Nyloil® are not FDA compliant, but FDA-approved food-grade versions of Nyloil® are available upon request.

Nyloil® is used in a variety of industrial, marine and commercial applications where self-lubrication, strength, wear resistance and dimensional stability are critical. In many power transmission applications, Nyloil® components replace metal components, extending component life and reducing noise. It can be machined into a range of different parts including bushings, bearings, gears, pulleys, rollers, wheels, wear rails, wear strips and wear pads.