PA 6 vs. LCP
Both PA 6 and LCP are thermoplastics. There are 8 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is PA 6 and the bottom bar is LCP.
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Material Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 1.1 to 16 | |
| 11 to 24 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.5 to 67 | |
| 1.0 to 3.0 |
| Flexural Modulus, GPa | 1.2 to 14 | |
| 9.0 to 23 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 40 to 230 | |
| 160 to 320 |
| Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), % | 24 | |
| 35 |
| Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C | 430 | |
| 520 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 230 | |
| 280 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 35 to 210 | |
| 180 to 230 |