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PET vs. PA 6/6

Both PET and PA 6/6 are thermoplastics. There are 10 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 6/6.

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Material Properties

Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 Hz 3.7
3.6 to 15
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 3.5 to 11
1.6 to 23
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 70
2.8 to 46
Flexural Modulus, GPa 8.3 to 14
1.3 to 19
Glass Transition Temperature, °C 70
50
Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), % 21
26
Maximum Temperature: Autoignition, °C 410
460
Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C 390
410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 260
260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 60 to 140
60 to 240