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PA 6/6 vs. PTFE

Both PA 6/6 and PTFE are thermoplastics. There are 8 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.

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

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Material Properties

Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 MHz 3.0 to 4.3
2.1 to 2.4
Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude, 10x Ω-m 10 to 13
2.0 to 18
Elongation at Break, % 2.8 to 46
75 to 300
Flexural Modulus, GPa 1.3 to 19
0.4 to 1.3
Flexural Strength, MPa 80 to 260
13 to 50
Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), % 26
90
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 260
330 to 340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 60 to 240
13 to 25