Dry Molybdenum Disulfide PA 6 vs. PA 6/12
Both dry molybdenum disulfide PA 6 and PA 6/12 are thermoplastics. There are 16 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is dry molybdenum disulfide PA 6 and the bottom bar is PA 6/12.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 2.8 | |
| 1.7 to 2.2 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 30 | |
| 30 to 120 |
| Flexural Modulus, GPa | 3.5 | |
| 1.2 to 2.2 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 110 | |
| 45 to 64 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 76 | |
| 40 to 58 |
Thermal Properties
| Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C | 430 | |
| 450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 230 | |
| 210 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 0.25 | |
| 0.22 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.2 | |
| 1.1 |
| Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), % | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Water Absorption After 24 Hours, % | 0.6 | |
| 0.25 |
| Water Absorption At Saturation, % | 7.0 | |
| 3.0 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 1.3 | |
| 0.89 to 1.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 41 | |
| 38 to 41 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 | |
| 10 to 15 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 34 | |
| 25 to 31 |