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PS vs. PA 6/6

Both PS and PA 6/6 are thermoplastics. There are 10 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (19, in this case) are not shown.

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

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Material Properties

Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm 18 to 20
25 to 30
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 1.9 to 2.9
1.6 to 23
Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude, 10x Ω-m 14 to 15
10 to 13
Elongation at Break, % 1.8 to 40
2.8 to 46
Flexural Strength, MPa 62 to 80
80 to 260
Glass Transition Temperature, °C 100
50
Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), % 18
26
Maximum Temperature: Autoignition, °C 360 to 420
460
Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C 320 to 330
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 32 to 44
60 to 240