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PA 6/10 vs. PFA

Both PA 6/10 and PFA are thermoplastics. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is PA 6/10 and the bottom bar is PFA.

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Mechanical Properties

Elongation at Break, % 110 to 120
300
Flexural Modulus, GPa 1.4 to 2.0
0.7
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 45 to 60
30

Thermal Properties

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 80
260
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 220
300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1510
1000
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 0.23
0.25

Electrical Properties

Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 Hz 3.9 to 12
2.1
Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm 15 to 19
22

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.1
2.2
Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), % 25
80
Water Absorption After 24 Hours, % 0.26
0

Common Calculations

Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 15
3.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 30
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 0.13
0.12