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PET vs. PA 6

Both PET and PA 6 are thermoplastics. There are 9 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

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

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Material Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 3.5 to 11
1.1 to 16
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 70
2.5 to 67
Flexural Modulus, GPa 8.3 to 14
1.2 to 14
Glass Transition Temperature, °C 70
40
Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), % 21
24
Maximum Temperature: Autoignition, °C 410
430
Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C 390
430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 260
230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 60 to 140
35 to 210