Nylatrack™ PA6 is a heavy-duty track plate material designed to reduce the weight and noise of tracked vehicles such as subsea trenchers (ROVs), excavators, bulldozers and crawlers. Track plates (also known as track shoes or track pads) made from Nylatrack™ PA6 weigh up to 80% less than comparable steel plates, leading to a significant reduction in ground pressure and soil compression all while maintaining excellent traction. The nylon 6 material exhibits great resistance to wear, corrosion and adhesion, making for a long service life with low cleaning effort. In addition to low rates of deformation under load, the flexible material exhibits unique bending behavior that helps to absorb vibrations from the equipment and muffle the noise of the undercarriage.
Nylatrack™ plasticized nylon track plates find successful application on a wide range of on-land and subsea tracked vehicles. More than 25 standard track plate designs are available, with the additional option of customer-specified designs.
PROPERTIES
Lightweight for greater fuel efficiency and less ground pressure
Excellent resistance to wear and corrosion for long MTBR
No adhesion for easy cleaning
Unique bending behavior and low deformation under load
Noise abatement
Thermal Properties
Property
Value
Heat Deflection Temperature at 1.8MPa (264 psi) (ºC)
Continuous allowable service temperature in air
90
Flammability (UL Rating)
HB
Mechanical Properties
Property
Value
Tensile Strength (MPa)
55
Tensile Modulus of Elasticity (MPa)
1,400
Compressive stress at 1% nominal strain (MPa)
Compressive stress at 2% nominal strain (MPa)
Compressive stress at 5% nominal strain (MPa)
Flexural Strength (MPa)
47
Charpy Impact Notched (kJ/m²)
10
Chemical Properties
Property
Value
Hot Water / Steam
Limited
Acids, Weak
Limited
Acids, Strong (pH 1-3)
Not acceptable
Alkalies, Weak
Limited
Alkalies, Strong (pH 11-14)
Not acceptable
Hydrocarbons - Aromatic
Acceptable
Hydrocarbons - Aliphatic
Acceptable
Ketones, Esters
Acceptable
Chlorinated Solvents
Limited
Alcohols
Limited
Inorganic Salt Solutions
Acceptable
Electrical Properties
Property
Value
Dielectric Strength (kV/mm)
Industry Specific Usage (FOOD)
Property
Value
FDA
Not compliant
EU
Not compliant
USDA
Not compliant
3A-SSI
Not compliant
VMX materials
Not compliant
Industry Specific Usage (MEDICAL)
Property
Value
ISO 10993-5 and USP <87>
Not compliant
ISO 10993-10 Sensitization
Not compliant
ISO 10993-10 (Intracutaneous Reactivity) and USP <88>
Not compliant
ISO 10993-11 and USP <88>
Not compliant
USP <88> (Implant)
Not compliant
ISO-10993-4
Not compliant
USP <661>
Not compliant
USP Class VI
Not compliant
AFO - Animal Free Origin
Not compliant
Industry Specific Usage (RECYCLED)
Property
Value
Statera™ portfolio
Not compliant
Industry Specific Usage (NUCLEAR)
Property
Value
Shielding Portfolio
Not compliant
PMUC certified
Not compliant
Industry Specific Usage (SEMICON)
Property
Value
ESd materials
Not compliant
Conductive materials
Not compliant
Miscellaneous Properties
Property
Value
Base Material
PA6
Brand Family
Colors
Black
Density (g/cm3)
1.09
Water Absorption after 24 hrs immersion in water (%)
