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PA 6/12 vs. EVA

Both PA 6/12 and EVA are thermoplastics. There are 14 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is PA 6/12 and the bottom bar is EVA.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 1.7 to 2.2
0.015 to 0.080
Elongation at Break, % 30 to 120
300 to 800
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 40 to 58
3.0 to 35

Thermal Properties

Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C 450
450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 210
55 to 95
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1590
1400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 0.22
0.34

Electrical Properties

Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 Hz 3.9 to 12
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.1
0.93 to 1.0

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 0.89 to 1.2
0.0087 to 0.048
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 38 to 41
8.6 to 15
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 15
0.87 to 10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 31
4.8 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 0.13
0.25 to 0.26