Rilsan® Nylon 11 Coatings

Performance Polymers and Coatings offers  expert applications of Rilsan® Nylon 11 coatings to a broad range of medical, scientific and industrial parts to its clients, spread over diverse industries, since the past two decades.

Rilsan® Polyamide 11 is manufactured by the Arkema Corporation. It is sometimes generically referred to as Nylon, Nylon 11, or Nylon 12. Rilsan® is a powder-type thermoplastic polyamide 11 coating (a monomer made from a castor oil derivative, “Bio-Sourcing”).

Rilsan® Nylon 11 coatings are popular because they combine strong performance in a number of critical properties, making them an excellent choice for parts with complex functional needs.

Rilsan® gives new and renovated parts excellent protection against corrosion and the most severe aggressions: It is available in several colours and contains no cadmium, lead chromate or other heavy metals.

Nylon coatings can adhere to practically any substrate: most metals, including steel (carbon, stainless, chrome plated, galvanized),  aluminium  (sheet, bar, or rod, many alloys, foil, anodized or chromate treated), copper (brass, bronze, red brass, other alloys) fabrics, polyurethane foams, thermosets, thermoplastics, and other composites.

Key Properties of Rilsan® Nylon 11 Coatings

Rilsan® Nylon coatings provide multi-functional protection that is thermally stable, mechanically tough, anti-corrosive and chemically resistant.

  • Service temperatures range from -60°C to 150°C. Can be autoclaved in medical applications.
  • Good chemical and corrosion resistance:
  • Impact resistant: Charpy notched impact strength tests demonstrate excellent resistance at low and room temperatures
  • High abrasion resistance – very smooth surface finish
  • Mechanically tough: high burst strength over a range of temperatures
  • Flexibility: from 1200 MPa for non-plasticized grades to 150 MPa for plasticized grades; specific fillers can increase flexibility up to 8000MPa
  • Machinability: can be shaved or machined
  • High creep and wear resistance
  • FDA approved
  • Wide range of colours available; With nylon coatings, gloss levels usually depend upon the coating selected, and typically range from 30 to 70 gloss.

Key sectors served through Rilsan® Nylon 11 Coatings

  • Medical: forceps, defibrillator paddles, catheters, tubing hubs and more. Can be autoclaved.
  • Automotive: fuel contact applications such as mono-wall fuel lines, quick connectors and multi-layer fuel lines, pneumatic brake lines, spline shaft in steering columns
  • IT applications: wire and cable applications, semiconductors, and busbars.
  • Water management (potable water contact): water reticulation equipment, impellers, housing on pumps, piping systems. Highly recommended and extensively used for piping in desalination plants.
  • Oil and natural gas: underwater flexible pipes and more
  • Wire products: dishwasher racks, shelving, etc.
  • Rollers: print and conveyor rollers, pulleys

Rilsan®  Nylon coatings are popular because they combine strong performance in a number of critical properties, making them an excellent choice for parts with complex functional needs. PPC is  able provide selective area coating and detailed masking for complex parts.

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