Melamine vs. PA 6/6
Melamine belongs to the thermoset plastics classification, while PA 6/6 belongs to the thermoplastics. There are 7 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (17, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is melamine and the bottom bar is PA 6/6.
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Material Properties
| Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm | 30 | |
| 25 to 30 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 7.0 | |
| 1.6 to 23 |
| Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude, 10x Ω-m | 9.0 | |
| 10 to 13 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.0 | |
| 2.8 to 46 |
| Maximum Temperature: Autoignition, °C | 350 | |
| 460 |
| Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C | 350 | |
| 410 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 30 | |
| 60 to 240 |