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Dry 30 GF PA 4/6 vs. 6061 Aluminum

Dry 30 GF PA 4/6 and 6061 aluminum belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. Dry 30 GF PA 4/6 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 10 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (34, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is dry 30 GF PA 4/6 and the bottom bar is 6061 aluminum.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.4
2.7
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 10
69
Elongation at Break, % 4.0
3.4 to 20
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 300
580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 3.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 41
13 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 56
21 to 45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
130 to 410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 0.4
24