6061 Aluminum vs. Dry 30 GF PA 6/6
6061 aluminum and dry 30 GF PA 6/6 belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. 6061 aluminum is a metal, while dry 30 GF PA 6/6 is a polymeric material. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 12 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (36, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 6061 aluminum and the bottom bar is dry 30 GF PA 6/6.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 69 | |
| 9.5 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.4 to 20 | |
| 3.3 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 130 to 410 | |
| 190 |
Thermal Properties
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
| 110 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 580 | |
| 260 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 24 | |
| 29 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
| 1.4 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 3.9 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
| 52 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 42 | |
| 38 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 45 | |
| 53 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 5.7 to 18 | |
| 48 |