UHMW vs. Nylon

I really think we need more information. If you want to brake or hold the device in question, you need some material with some "grab", not something that will slide easily like Teflon or UHMW, both of which are pretty slippery.

How much power do you need to apply to lock the device in place? How often will you be applying the brake? Will it be manually actuated or possibly hydraulic? Will the device be rotating at any kind of speed? Does the brake or clamp have to locate the device, or will it be strictly used for keeping it from moving?

What about using a metal ring with a non-marking liner? There are numerous ways to tighten something like that up...

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The most significant distinction between a nylon board and a PE board is their resistance to high temperatures. In a high-temperature environment, nylon can resist up to about 110°C, while PE can only resist up to about 90°C. However, under normal temperature conditions, PE boasts wear resistance five times higher than that of nylon.

Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMW-PE)

UHMW-PE is a high-performance thermoplastic engineering plastic. It has several advantages over ordinary polyethylene and other engineering plastics, such as:

• Extremely high impact resistance
• Very low water absorption
• Low coefficient of friction
• Excellent self-lubricity
• Outstanding non-adhesion properties
• Superb acid and alkali corrosion resistance

Therefore, it is widely used in numerous industries in my country, including steel, electric power, coal, cement, and mining. Applications include coal silos, gypsum silos, lime silos, cement silos, dump trucks, and mixing barrels. UHMW-PE effectively addresses long-standing issues such as adhesion, bridging, fast wear, and low production efficiency. It is regarded by scientific research and design departments as the best engineering plastic for solving adhesion and wear problems.

Key Properties of UHMW-PE

• Excellent chemical resistance, resistant to almost all acid, alkali, and salt media
• Non-toxic, tasteless, and non-exudative
• Exceptional impact resistance and very low water absorption
• Outstanding environmental stress cracking performance, 200 times that of ordinary polyethylene
• Superior low-temperature performance, not brittle even at -176°C

Nylon Board

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Key Properties of Nylon Board

• High strength, ensuring long-term load bearing; sound absorption and shock absorption capabilities.
• Good resilience, allowing for bending without deformation while maintaining toughness and resistance to repeated impacts.
• Wear-resistant and self-lubricating. In oil-free or de-oiled lubrication applications, it performs better than bronze, cast iron, carbon steel, and phenolic pressure plates, reducing consumption and saving energy.
• Low friction coefficient, enabling its wide application in friction parts.
• Chemical stability: resistant to alkali, alcohol, ether, hydrocarbon, weak acid, lubricating oil, detergent, and water (seawater). It is odorless, non-toxic, non-rusting, making it ideal for mechanical parts exposed to alkali corrosion and in fields like environmental protection, sanitary food, and textile printing and dyeing.
• Nylon products can be made into various colors as per user requirements, maintaining quality while being aesthetically pleasing.

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