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PA 6/6 vs. PFA

Both PA 6/6 and PFA are thermoplastics. There are 9 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (17, in this case) are not shown.

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

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Material Properties

Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 Hz 3.6 to 15
2.1
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 MHz 3.0 to 4.3
2.6
Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm 25 to 30
22
Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude, 10x Ω-m 10 to 13
16
Elongation at Break, % 2.8 to 46
300
Flexural Modulus, GPa 1.3 to 19
0.7
Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), % 26
80
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 260
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 60 to 240
30