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Borosilicate Glass vs. PA 6

Borosilicate glass and PA 6 belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. Borosilicate glass is a ceramic material, while PA 6 is polymeric. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 6 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (28, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is borosilicate glass and the bottom bar is PA 6.

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Material Properties

Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 MHz 5.4
3.3 to 5.0
Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm 5.0 to 34
10 to 30
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67 to 80
1.1 to 16
Flexural Strength, MPa 34 to 69
40 to 230
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
35 to 210