PPO vs. PA 6
Both PPO and PA 6 are thermoplastics. There are 6 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 PPO and the bottom bar is PA 6.
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Material Properties
| Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm | 19 to 21 | |
| 10 to 30 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.5 to 28 | |
| 2.5 to 67 |
| Flexural Modulus, GPa | 2.5 to 8.6 | |
| 1.2 to 14 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 92 to 140 | |
| 40 to 230 |
| Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), % | 32 | |
| 24 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 63 to 140 | |
| 35 to 210 |