PA 6 vs. RPU
PA 6 belongs to the thermoplastics classification, while RPU belongs to the thermoset plastics. 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 and the bottom bar is RPU.
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Material Properties
| Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm | 10 to 30 | |
| 19 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 1.1 to 16 | |
| 2.2 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.5 to 67 | |
| 90 |
| Flexural Modulus, GPa | 1.2 to 14 | |
| 2.0 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 40 to 230 | |
| 83 |
| Maximum Temperature: Autoignition, °C | 430 | |
| 380 |
| Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C | 430 | |
| 270 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 35 to 210 | |
| 60 |