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AISI 316 Stainless Steel vs. PA 6/6

AISI 316 stainless steel and PA 6/6 belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. AISI 316 stainless steel is a metal, while 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 4 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (42, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 316 stainless steel and the bottom bar is PA 6/6.

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Material Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
1.6 to 23
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 55
2.8 to 46
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1180
60 to 240