Dry 30 GF PA 6 vs. 6061 Aluminum
Dry 30 GF PA 6 and 6061 aluminum belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. Dry 30 GF 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 (34, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is dry 30 GF PA 6 and the bottom bar is 6061 aluminum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 9.0 | |
| 69 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 4.0 | |
| 3.4 to 20 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 150 | |
| 130 to 410 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 230 | |
| 580 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 40 | |
| 24 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.4 | |
| 2.7 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 3.6 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 51 | |
| 50 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 31 | |
| 13 to 42 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 47 | |
| 21 to 45 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 31 | |
| 5.7 to 18 |