CA vs. PA 11
Both CA and PA 11 are thermoplastics. There are 9 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (20, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is CA and the bottom bar is PA 11.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.3 | |
| 1.0 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 25 to 30 | |
| 80 to 130 |
| Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), % | 17 | |
| 29 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1500 | |
| 1740 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 6.4 to 7.9 | |
| 6.7 to 14 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 19 | |
| 18 to 30 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 30 to 37 | |
| 25 to 51 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 0.25 | |
| 0.28 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 0.13 | |
| 0.16 |