Zytel

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Zytel is a trademark owned by Celanese and used to make different high-strength, abrasion, and impact-resistant thermoplastic polyamide formulations, in the family of material more commonly known as nylon. The Zytel product line is based mostly on nylon 66, but also includes grades based on nylon 6 as a matrix, long chain nylons such as nylon 610 (if based on at least one renewable monomer they are branded Zytel RS), and copolymers including a transparent resin called Zytel 330. Resins based on polyphthalamides are branded 'Zytel HTN'. The Zytel product range takes advantage of the fact that nylons are one of the most compatible polymers with modifiers and so offers grades with varying degrees of fiberglass, from 13% to 60% (to increase stiffness and strength), rubber toughened resins and flame retarded grades. Nylon resins with mineral reinforcements are branded 'Minlon'.^[1]