PA 6/6 vs. Epoxy
PA 6/6 belongs to the thermoplastics classification, while epoxy belongs to the thermoset plastics. There are 9 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (19, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is PA 6/6 and the bottom bar is epoxy.
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Material Properties
| Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm | 25 to 30 | |
| 16 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 1.6 to 23 | |
| 2.4 |
| Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude, 10x Ω-m | 10 to 13 | |
| 13 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.8 to 46 | |
| 4.5 |
| Glass Transition Temperature, °C | 50 | |
| 120 |
| Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), % | 26 | |
| 20 |
| Maximum Temperature: Autoignition, °C | 460 | |
| 430 |
| Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C | 410 | |
| 430 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 60 to 240 | |
| 67 |