What exactly is Zytel?

[MickMan]

How does Zytel compare to G-10?
Is the material on Glock pistols similar to either one?
What is the material on Gerber Covert? Is that zytel (they call it glass-filled something...)?

Thank you.

 

[BladeMan]

check http://www.dupont.com for detailed info on zytel...

 

[Tommi]

Zytel and other fibreglass reinforced nylons in cheap knives contain less than 20% fibreglass. There are plastics with higher glass content. In EDI Genesis 2 they use one of those tougher materials.

G-10 is fibreglass mat laminated together with epoxy - one could call it glass micarta

. Glass content is more than 50% - I can't remember how much. G-11 has even more glass.

 

[slon]

Zytel is nylon resin. In knife industry is kown Zytel as nylon resin reinforced by fiberglass (20 - 35 %). In Glock pistols is using thermoplastic materials, it isn't resin.

 

[bernard_levine]

http://www.dupont.com/enggpolymers/americas/zytel.html

The knife handle versions are the glass reinforced "Superior Surface Appearance Resins." Follow the links for detailed specs.




[This message has been edited by bernard_levine (edited 04-13-2000).]

 

[e_utopia]

Ok, one minor thing: micarta is made with phenolic, not epoxy, according to everything I've heard.

--JB

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