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PA 4/6 vs. PLA

Both PA 4/6 and PLA are thermoplastics. There are 6 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is PA 4/6 and the bottom bar is PLA.

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Material Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 1.0 to 16
3.5
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 50
6.0
Flexural Modulus, GPa 0.9 to 14
4.0
Flexural Strength, MPa 50 to 350
80
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 300
160
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 120 to 250
50