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Dry 30 CF PA 6 vs. 6061 Aluminum

Dry 30 CF PA 6 and 6061 aluminum belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. Dry 30 CF PA 6 is a polymeric material, while 6061 aluminum is a metal. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 11 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (29, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is dry 30 CF PA 6 and the bottom bar is 6061 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 16
69
Elongation at Break, % 2.5
3.4 to 20
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
130 to 410

Thermal Properties

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 230
580
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 45
24

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.3
2.7

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 66
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 46
13 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 62
21 to 45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
5.7 to 18