PS vs. PA 6/12
Both PS and PA 6/12 are thermoplastics. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is PS and the bottom bar is PA 6/12.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 1.9 to 2.9 | |
| 1.7 to 2.2 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.8 to 40 | |
| 30 to 120 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 62 to 80 | |
| 45 to 64 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 32 to 44 | |
| 40 to 58 |
Thermal Properties
| Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C | 320 to 330 | |
| 450 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1250 to 1400 | |
| 1590 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 0.14 to 0.22 | |
| 0.22 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.0 | |
| 1.1 |
| Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), % | 18 | |
| 25 |
| Water Absorption After 24 Hours, % | 0.040 to 0.080 | |
| 0.25 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 1.0 to 1.5 | |
| 0.89 to 1.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 40 to 45 | |
| 38 to 41 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 8.5 to 12 | |
| 10 to 15 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 26 | |
| 25 to 31 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 0.11 to 0.15 | |
| 0.13 |