PA 6 vs. UP
PA 6 belongs to the thermoplastics classification, while UP belongs to the thermoset plastics. There are 5 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 UP.
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Material Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 1.1 to 16 | |
| 17 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.5 to 67 | |
| 1.0 |
| Glass Transition Temperature, °C | 40 | |
| 60 |
| Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), % | 24 | |
| 20 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 35 to 210 | |
| 30 |