PAS vs. PA 6/12
Both PAS and PA 6/12 are thermoplastics. There are 13 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 PAS and the bottom bar is PA 6/12.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 2.7 | |
| 1.7 to 2.2 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 40 | |
| 30 to 120 |
| Flexural Modulus, GPa | 2.8 | |
| 1.2 to 2.2 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 110 | |
| 45 to 64 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 83 | |
| 40 to 58 |
Electrical Properties
| Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 Hz | 3.5 | |
| 3.9 to 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.4 | |
| 1.1 |
| Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), % | 33 | |
| 25 |
| Water Absorption After 24 Hours, % | 0.4 | |
| 0.25 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 1.1 | |
| 0.89 to 1.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 34 | |
| 38 to 41 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 10 to 15 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 31 | |
| 25 to 31 |