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PA 6/6 vs. PPE

Both PA 6/6 and PPE are thermoplastics. There are 10 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (18, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is PA 6/6 and the bottom bar is PPE.

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Material Properties

Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 MHz 3.0 to 4.3
2.7
Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm 25 to 30
19
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 1.6 to 23
2.3
Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude, 10x Ω-m 10 to 13
13
Elongation at Break, % 2.8 to 46
30
Flexural Strength, MPa 80 to 260
75
Glass Transition Temperature, °C 50
85
Maximum Temperature: Autoignition, °C 460
430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 260
260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 60 to 240
55