PA 6/10 vs. PLA
Both PA 6/10 and PLA are thermoplastics. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is PA 6/10 and the bottom bar is PLA.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 1.6 to 2.3 | |
3.5 |
Elongation at Break, % | 110 to 120 | |
6.0 |
Flexural Modulus, GPa | 1.4 to 2.0 | |
4.0 |
Flexural Strength, MPa | 48 to 59 | |
80 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 45 to 60 | |
50 |
Thermal Properties
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 80 | |
50 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 220 | |
160 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1510 | |
1800 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 0.23 | |
0.13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 1.1 | |
1.3 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 0.78 to 1.1 | |
1.6 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 34 to 39 | |
40 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 11 to 15 | |
11 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 to 30 | |
24 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 0.13 | |
0.058 |