Silicone Plastic vs. PA 6
Silicone plastic belongs to the thermoset plastics classification, while PA 6 belongs to the thermoplastics. There are 5 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (18, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is silicone plastic and the bottom bar is PA 6.
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Material Properties
| Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm | 30 | |
| 10 to 30 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 9.0 | |
| 1.1 to 16 |
| Glass Transition Temperature, °C | 200 | |
| 40 |
| Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C | 480 | |
| 430 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 38 | |
| 35 to 210 |