PA 6/12 vs. PBT
Both PA 6/12 and PBT are thermoplastics. There are 14 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 6/12 and the bottom bar is PBT.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 1.7 to 2.2 | |
| 2.7 to 8.7 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 30 to 120 | |
| 2.5 to 43 |
| Flexural Modulus, GPa | 1.2 to 2.2 | |
| 2.6 to 9.1 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 45 to 64 | |
| 79 to 210 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 40 to 58 | |
| 58 to 140 |
Thermal Properties
| Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C | 450 | |
| 380 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 210 | |
| 230 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1590 | |
| 1040 to 1200 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.1 | |
| 1.3 to 1.5 |
| Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), % | 25 | |
| 20 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 0.89 to 1.2 | |
| 1.1 to 3.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 38 to 41 | |
| 35 to 45 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 10 to 15 | |
| 12 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 to 31 | |
| 25 to 38 |