PAI vs. PA 6/10
Both PAI and PA 6/10 are thermoplastics. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is PAI and the bottom bar is PA 6/10.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 4.0 to 8.3 | |
| 1.6 to 2.3 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.0 to 12 | |
| 110 to 120 |
| Flexural Modulus, GPa | 4.0 to 6.8 | |
| 1.4 to 2.0 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 160 to 320 | |
| 48 to 59 |
| Impact Strength: Notched Izod, J/m | 45 to 140 | |
| 85 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 100 to 180 | |
| 45 to 60 |
Thermal Properties
| Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C | 490 | |
| 440 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 260 | |
| 80 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 910 to 1000 | |
| 1510 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 0.26 to 0.53 | |
| 0.23 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.4 to 1.6 | |
| 1.1 |
| Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), % | 45 | |
| 25 |
| Water Absorption After 24 Hours, % | 0.3 to 0.4 | |
| 0.26 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 1.6 to 3.2 | |
| 0.78 to 1.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 38 to 47 | |
| 34 to 39 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 34 | |
| 11 to 15 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 33 to 49 | |
| 25 to 30 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 0.16 to 0.41 | |
| 0.13 |