Polyamide Coating

Tough, Vandal Resistant Coating

Furnitubes Polyamide coating is available in a semi-gloss black finish, similar to RAL9005 (marginally lighter)
The coating exhibits excellent mechanical properties over a wide range of working temperatures (-40°C / +130°C). It has high elongation at break and high tensile strength at break and at yield. It is one of the toughest high-performance polymers and is therefore used extensively in engineering and particularly the automobile industry thanks to its outstanding properties. Its excellent resistance to chemicals (particularly fuels & hydrocarbons) makes it an ideal choice for roll-bars, bumpers, etc.
In addition it boasts a high dimensional stability, low density and a very low moisture pick-up.
Density 1.03 g/cm3

THERMAL STABILITY

Furnitubes Polyamide coating demonstrates very good impact resistance at room temperature as well as at very low temperatures. In Charpy notched impact test at -30°C the coating was twice as resilient as some other Nylon Coatings.
The coating can typically withstand temparatures of 100°C and up to 125°C and intermittent peaks of up to 150°C under certain conditions. It can also withstand cold temperatures, and maintains its impact resistance at -40°C.
Melting range - just over 180°C

WEATHERING RESISTANCE

The coating perform very well in a wide variety of climates around the world. Furnitubes Polyamide coating is particularly resistant to degradation from the combined effect of the sun’s rays and rainwater
Furnitubes Polyamide coating offers an ideal balance between the resistance of polyamides to grease and hydrocarbons and the resistance to acids, bases and salts of polyolefines. The excellent chemical resistance of Furnitubes Polyamide coating is reflected both in high dimensional stability under harsh conditions and in the non-degradation of the polymer matrix.

ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY
The coating is produced from a natural renewable source (castor oil)

SMOOTH FINISH - Compared to other engineering polymers it features good abrasion resistance and crack propagation resistance. This is largely due to its perfectly smooth surface finish, which induces an extremely low friction coefficient.

MAINTENANCE
Normal maintenance consists of wiping down with a damp cloth. Detergents, cleansers and other cleaning agents are all suitable. 'Harsh' cleansers may also be used, although not on a regular basis as they may affect gloss level.