PA 6 vs. PS
Both PA 6 and PS are thermoplastics. There are 9 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (19, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is PA 6 and the bottom bar is PS.
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Material Properties
| Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm | 10 to 30 | |
| 18 to 20 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 1.1 to 16 | |
| 1.9 to 2.9 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.5 to 67 | |
| 1.8 to 40 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 40 to 230 | |
| 62 to 80 |
| Glass Transition Temperature, °C | 40 | |
| 100 |
| Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), % | 24 | |
| 18 |
| Maximum Temperature: Autoignition, °C | 430 | |
| 360 to 420 |
| Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C | 430 | |
| 320 to 330 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 35 to 210 | |
| 32 to 44 |