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PA 6/6 vs. PET

Both PA 6/6 and PET are thermoplastics. There are 10 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

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

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Material Properties

Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 Hz 3.6 to 15
3.7
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 1.6 to 23
3.5 to 11
Elongation at Break, % 2.8 to 46
2.5 to 70
Flexural Modulus, GPa 1.3 to 19
8.3 to 14
Glass Transition Temperature, °C 50
70
Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), % 26
21
Maximum Temperature: Autoignition, °C 460
410
Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C 410
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 260
260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 60 to 240
60 to 140