Acronym and details: PA
Group: thermoplastic
Developed: 1933; nylon trade name given in 1938
Trade names: Nylon
Manufacturing process: extrusion; injection moulding
Cost: medium
Colour: all
Transparency: transparent to opaque
Rigidity: rigid to flexible depending on type
Feel: varies; can be waxy
Smell: none
Other:
Typical uses: toothbrush tufts, combs, kitchen utensils, zips, Velcro; as textile fibres: carpets stockings, tents; glass-reinforced moulding compounds
Degradation: discolouration, especially yellowing