PA 6/12 vs. PAI
Both PA 6/12 and PAI are thermoplastics. There are 17 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 PA 6/12 and the bottom bar is PAI.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 1.7 to 2.2 | |
| 4.0 to 8.3 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 30 to 120 | |
| 3.0 to 12 |
| Flexural Modulus, GPa | 1.2 to 2.2 | |
| 4.0 to 6.8 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 45 to 64 | |
| 160 to 320 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 40 to 58 | |
| 100 to 180 |
Thermal Properties
| Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C | 450 | |
| 490 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1590 | |
| 910 to 1000 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 0.22 | |
| 0.26 to 0.53 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.1 | |
| 1.4 to 1.6 |
| Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), % | 25 | |
| 45 |
| Water Absorption After 24 Hours, % | 0.25 | |
| 0.3 to 0.4 |
| Water Absorption At Saturation, % | 3.0 | |
| 1.5 to 1.7 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 0.89 to 1.2 | |
| 1.6 to 3.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 38 to 41 | |
| 38 to 47 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 10 to 15 | |
| 19 to 34 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 to 31 | |
| 33 to 49 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 0.13 | |
| 0.16 to 0.41 |