Nylon 6Nylon 6 or polycaprolactam is a polymer, in particular semicrystalline polyamide. Unlike most other nylons, nylon 6 is not a condensation polymer, but instead is formed by ring-opening polymerization; this makes it a special case in the comparison between condensation and addition polymers. Read from the Chembox of the Wikipedia article Nylon 6, revision 1374820104.

Property

Value

Melting point

218.3 °C

Density

1.084 g/cm³

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