PA 6 vs. ECTFE
Both PA 6 and ECTFE are thermoplastics. There are 11 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 ECTFE.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 1.1 to 16 | |
| 1.6 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.5 to 67 | |
| 230 |
| Flexural Modulus, GPa | 1.2 to 14 | |
| 1.7 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 40 to 230 | |
| 47 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 35 to 210 | |
| 49 |
Thermal Properties
| Maximum Temperature: Autoignition, °C | 430 | |
| 620 |
| Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C | 430 | |
| 450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 230 | |
| 240 |
Electrical Properties
| Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 MHz | 3.3 to 5.0 | |
| 2.6 |
| Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm | 10 to 30 | |
| 18 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), % | 24 | |
| 60 |