Presentation on Nylon6

and Nylon6,6
Presented by:
Adhil
Nancy
Priyanka
 POLYMER
• POLY means “many”
• MER means “part”
A chemical compound with large
molecules made of many smaller
molecules of same kind.
• Synthetic polymers: nylon,
polyethylene, polyester, teflon ,
epoxy.
• Natural polymers: silk, wool, DNA,
cellulose, proteins.
 Polyamide
• Polymer in which repeating
units are held together by
amide links.
• Amide group:
structure:
 Nylon

• Elastic synthetic polymer with a

protein like chemical structure
able to be produced as filaments,
sheets or moduled objects.
• NYLON encompass a range of
material type:
• Nylon6 ; Nylon6,6 ; Nylon4,6 ;
Nylon6,12 ; Nylon12 etc
 NYLON 6
• Nylon6 is an important
polyamide.
• It is a synthetic fibre .
• Colour of nylon6 is white but
it could be colourful by
adding dyes in solution bath
before fibre production.
 Physical properties of nylon6

• Tenacity: 6.0-8.5 gm/den

• Density: 1.14 gm/c.c
• Elongation at break: 15-45%
• Elasticity: very good
• Moisture regain (MR%): 3.5-5%
• Resiliency: good
• Melting point: 215degrees celcius
• Ability to protest friction: excellent
• Colour: white
• Lustre: bright to light ability
to protect heat: up to
150degrees celcius
 Chemical properties of nylon6
• Base: Bases does not cause harm to the nylon6.
Nylon6 has enough ability against alkali.
• Effect of bleaching: strong oxidizing agent is harmful
for nylon6.
• Organic solvent: it becomes soluble in any dense acid
or phenol.
• Protection ability against mildew : mildew cannot
cause harm to the nylon6.
• Protection ability against insects: insects cause harm
to the nylon6.
• Acids: like nylon6.6, nylon6 has not enough ability
against chemical action.
• Dyes: nylon6 could be dye by Direct dyes, Acid dyes
and vat dyes.
 Applications of nylon6

• Nylon6 is widely used for gears ,fittings

and bearings in automotive industry for
various parts.
• Used as thread in bristles for
toothbrushes, surgical sutures and
strings for acoustic and classical
musical instruments.
• Used in manufacturing of large variety
of threads ,ropes ,net ,knitted
garments etc.
 Manufacturing of nylon6

• Polycaprolactum is synthesized by
polymerisation of caprolactum.
•  When caprolactam is heated at about 533 K in
an inert atmosphere of nitrogen for about 4-5 
hours, the ring breaks and undergoes 
polymerization.
• Then the molten mass is passed through
spinnerets to form fibres of nylon 6.
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 Nylon 6,6
• Nylon 6.6 is a polyamide fibre.
• It is one of the important
manmade textile fibres among
the other synthetic fibres.
• The chemical name of the
nylon6,6 is Polyhexamethylene-
Adipamide.
 Physical properties of Nylon6,6
• Tenacity: 4.5-8.5 gm/den
• Density: 1.14 gm/c.c
• Elongation at break: very good
• Elasticity : very good
• Moisture regain(MR%): 4.0%
• Resiliency: good
• Melting point: 250 degrees celcius
• Ability to protest friction:
excellent
• Color: white or cream
• Light reflection ability: it can
protect up to 150degree
celcius
• Lustur : bright to light
 Chemical properties of nylon6.6
• Basic: nylon6.6 has enough ability
to protect the action of alkali .
• Acids: nylon6.6 is not stable with
the acidic action.
• Effects of bleaching: strong
oxidising agent causes harm to
the nylon6,6 .
• Organic solvent: it becomes
soluble in formic acid, sulphuric
acid and phenol.
• Protection ability against
mildew: it does not affected by
mildew.
• Protection ability against
insects: it may affected by
insects.
• Dyes: Direct dyes, Acid dyes,
Vat dyes are suitable for dye
the nylon6,6.
 Applications of nylon6.6
• Used in airbags, tires, ropes
,conveyor ,belts, hoses.
• It is waterproof so it is used to
make swimwear.
• It is also resistant to water ,so it
is used to make machine parts.
 Synthesis and manufacturing

• Nylon 66 is synthesized by polycondensation

 of hexamethylenediamine and adipic acid.
•  Equivalent amounts of
hexamethylenediamine and adipic acid are
combined with water in a reactor. This is
crystallized to make nylon salt, an 
ammonium/carboxylate mixture.
• The nylon salt goes into a reaction vessel
where polymerization process takes place
either in batches or continuously.
• Removing water drives the reaction
toward polymerization through the
formation of amide bonds from the acid
and amine functions.

• Thus molten nylon 66 is formed. It can

either be extruded and granulated at
this point or directly spun into fibers by
extrusion through a spinneret (a small
metal plate with fine holes) and cooling
to form filaments
 Nylon 6
Less crystalline
Lower mold shrinkage
Lower melting point
Lower heat deflection temperature
Higher water absorption rate
Poor chemical resistance to acids
Withstands high impact and stress and
better stands up to hydrocarbons
Lustrous surface finish, easy to colour
Nylon 6,6
More crystalline
Exhibits greater mold shrinkage
Higher melting point
Higher heat deflection temperature
Lower water absorption rate
Better chemical resistance to acids
Better stiffness, tensile modulus and
flexural modulus
More difficult to colour