PLA vs. PA 4/6
Both PLA and PA 4/6 are thermoplastics. There are 6 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 PLA and the bottom bar is PA 4/6.
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Material Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 3.5 | |
| 1.0 to 16 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.0 | |
| 2.5 to 50 |
| Flexural Modulus, GPa | 4.0 | |
| 0.9 to 14 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 80 | |
| 50 to 350 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 160 | |
| 300 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 50 | |
| 120 to 250 |