Balsa vs. PA 4/6
Balsa belongs to the wood-based materials classification, while PA 4/6 belongs to the thermoplastics. There are 4 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 balsa and the bottom bar is PA 4/6.
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Material Properties
| Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm | 4.9 | |
| 15 to 30 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 3.0 | |
| 1.0 to 16 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.2 | |
| 2.5 to 50 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 14 | |
| 120 to 250 |