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AISI 304 Stainless Steel vs. PA 6/10

AISI 304 stainless steel and PA 6/10 belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. AISI 304 stainless steel is a metal, while PA 6/10 is a polymeric material. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 13 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (29, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 304 stainless steel and the bottom bar is PA 6/10.

AISI 304 (S30400) Stainless SteelPolyamide (PA, Nylon) 6/10 (610)
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
1.6 to 2.3
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 43
110 to 120
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 1180
45 to 60

Thermal Properties

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
80
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
220
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
1510
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
0.23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.8
1.1

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
0.78 to 1.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
34 to 39
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 42
11 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 32
25 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
0.13