PA 4/6 vs. 2117 Aluminum
PA 4/6 and 2117 aluminum belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. PA 4/6 is a polymeric material, while 2117 aluminum is a metal. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 4 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (33, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is PA 4/6 and the bottom bar is 2117 aluminum.
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Material Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 1.0 to 16 | |
| 71 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.5 to 50 | |
| 26 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 300 | |
| 550 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 120 to 250 | |
| 300 |