PA 6 vs. ABS
Both PA 6 and ABS are thermoplastics. There are 6 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 and the bottom bar is ABS.
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Material Properties
| Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm | 10 to 30 | |
| 15 to 16 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 1.1 to 16 | |
| 2.0 to 2.6 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.5 to 67 | |
| 3.5 to 50 |
| Flexural Modulus, GPa | 1.2 to 14 | |
| 2.1 to 7.6 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 40 to 230 | |
| 72 to 97 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 35 to 210 | |
| 37 to 110 |