Editing Nylon (section)

=== Molds and resins ===

Nylon resins are widely used in the automobile industry especially in the engine compartment.<ref>{{cite web|title=Engine Oil Pan|url=http://www.materialdatacenter.com/mb/main/pdf/application/16449|website=www.materialdatacenter.com|access-date=19 June 2017}}</ref><ref name="Kohan"/>{{rp|514}}

Molded nylon is used in hair combs and [[machine|mechanical]] parts such as [[machine screw]]s, [[gear]]s, gaskets, and other low- to medium-stress components previously cast in metal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espemfg.com/nylon-machining-fabrication.html|title=Nylon Machining & Fabrication {{!}} ESPE|website=www.espemfg.com|access-date=2018-08-28}}</ref><ref name=Youssef>{{cite book|last1=Youssef|first1=Helmi A.|last2=El-Hofy|first2=Hassan A.|last3=Ahmed|first3=Mahmoud H.|title=Manufacturing technology : materials, processes, and equipment|date=2011|publisher=Taylor & Francis/CRC Press|location=Boca Raton, FL|isbn=9781439810859|page=350|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KGbNBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA350}}</ref> Engineering-grade nylon is processed by [[extrusion]], [[casting]], and [[injection molding]]. Type 6,6 Nylon 101 is the most common commercial grade of nylon, and Nylon 6 is the most common commercial grade of molded nylon.<ref>{{cite web|title=NYLON 6,6 (Nylon 6)|url=http://www.serrata.com.au/Instructions/1021048.pdf|website=Serrata|access-date=19 June 2017}}</ref><ref name="Difference">{{cite web|title=Nylon 6 vs. Nylon 66: What's the Difference?|url=http://www.polyone.com/idea/nylon-6-vs-nylon-66-whats-difference|website=PolyOne|access-date=5 July 2017}}</ref> For use in tools such as [[spudger]]s, nylon is available in [[glass-filled polymer|glass-filled variants]] which increase structural and impact strength and rigidity, and [[molybdenum disulfide]]-filled variants which increase [[lubricity]]. Nylon can be used as the matrix material in [[composite material]]s, with reinforcing fibres like glass or carbon fibre; such a composite has a higher [[density]] than pure nylon.<ref name=PerformanceComposites>{{cite web|title=Fiberglass and Composite Material Design Guide|url=http://www.performancecomposites.com/about-composites-technical-info/122-designing-with-fiberglass.html|website=Performance Composites Inc.|access-date=27 January 2015}}</ref> Such thermoplastic composites (25% to 30% glass fibre) are frequently used in car components next to the engine, such as intake manifolds, where the good heat resistance of such materials makes them feasible competitors to metals.<ref name=Page2000>{{cite book|last1=Page|first1=I. B.|title=Polyamides as engineering thermoplastic materials|date=2000|publisher=Rapra Technology Ltd.|location=Shawbury, Shrewsbury|isbn=9781859572207|page=115|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Aj6dW2rRzqYC&pg=PA115}}</ref>

Nylon was used to make the stock of the [[Remington Nylon 66]] rifle.<ref name=Field1971>{{cite journal|title=How do you take care of a nylon 66 or 77? You don't|journal=Field & Stream|year=1971|volume=75|issue=9|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GuHsz08Q32kC&pg=PA1}}</ref> The frame of the modern [[Glock]] pistol is made of a nylon composite.<ref name=Glock2013>{{cite book|last1=Sweeney|first1=Patrick|title=Glock deconstructed|date=2013|publisher=Krause|location=Iola, Wis.|isbn=978-1440232787|page=92|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Zd0TiqiZgAUC&pg=PA92}}</ref>