Phenolic vs. PA 6
Phenolic belongs to the thermoset plastics classification, while PA 6 belongs to the thermoplastics. There are 9 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is phenolic and the bottom bar is PA 6.
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Material Properties
| Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 MHz | 7.5 | |
| 3.3 to 5.0 |
| Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm | 46 | |
| 10 to 30 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 3.8 | |
| 1.1 to 16 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 | |
| 2.5 to 67 |
| Glass Transition Temperature, °C | 170 | |
| 40 |
| Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), % | 27 | |
| 24 |
| Maximum Temperature: Autoignition, °C | 430 | |
| 430 |
| Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C | 260 | |
| 430 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 48 | |
| 35 to 210 |