PA 11 vs. PS
Both PA 11 and PS are thermoplastics. There are 12 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is PA 11 and the bottom bar is PS.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 0.4 to 1.3 | |
| 1.9 to 2.9 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 80 to 130 | |
| 1.8 to 40 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 25 to 51 | |
| 32 to 44 |
Thermal Properties
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1740 | |
| 1250 to 1400 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 0.28 | |
| 0.14 to 0.22 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.0 | |
| 1.0 |
| Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), % | 29 | |
| 18 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 0.22 to 0.71 | |
| 1.0 to 1.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 36 | |
| 40 to 45 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 6.7 to 14 | |
| 8.5 to 12 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 30 | |
| 22 to 26 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 0.16 | |
| 0.11 to 0.15 |