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EN AC-48000 Aluminum vs. PA 6/12

EN AC-48000 aluminum and PA 6/12 belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. EN AC-48000 aluminum is a metal, while PA 6/12 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 (25, 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 EN AC-48000 aluminum and the bottom bar is PA 6/12.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
1.7 to 2.2
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
30 to 120
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 310
40 to 58

Thermal Properties

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
210
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
1590
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
0.22

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.7
1.1

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
0.89 to 1.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
38 to 41
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 33
10 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31 to 39
25 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
0.13