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PA 6 vs. PMMA

Both PA 6 and PMMA are thermoplastics. There are 10 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (20, in this case) are not shown.

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

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Material Properties

Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm 10 to 30
30
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 1.1 to 16
3.2
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 67
4.0
Flexural Strength, MPa 40 to 230
110
Glass Transition Temperature, °C 40
110
Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), % 24
17
Maximum Temperature: Autoignition, °C 430
320
Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C 430
360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 230
180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 35 to 210
71