Dry PA 6/10
Dry PA 6/10 is a grade of PA 6/10. The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare dry PA 6/10 to: polyamide plastics (top), all thermoplastics (middle), and the entire database (bottom). A full bar means this is the highest value in the relevant set. A half-full bar means it's 50% of the highest, and so on.
Mechanical Properties
Compressive (Crushing) Strength
90 MPa 13 x 103 psi
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
2.3 GPa 0.33 x 106 psi
Elongation at Break
110 %
Flexural Modulus
2.0 GPa 0.29 x 106 psi
Flexural Strength
59 MPa 8.6 x 103 psi
Impact Strength: Notched Izod
85 J/m 1.6 ft-lb/in
Rockwell R Hardness
110
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
60 MPa 8.7 x 103 psi
Thermal Properties
Glass Transition Temperature
220 °C 430 °F
Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi)
63 °C 140 °F
Heat Deflection Temperature At 455 kPa (66 psi)
150 °C 290 °F
Maximum Temperature: Decomposition
440 °C 820 °F
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
80 °C 180 °F
Melting Onset (Solidus)
220 °C 430 °F
Specific Heat Capacity
1510 J/kg-K 0.36 BTU/lb-°F
Thermal Conductivity
0.23 W/m-K 0.13 BTU/h-ft-°F
Thermal Expansion
80 µm/m-K
Electrical Properties
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 Hz
3.9
Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential)
19 kV/mm 0.72 V/mil
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density
1.1 g/cm3 71 lb/ft3
Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI)
25 %
Water Absorption After 24 Hours
0.26 %
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
1.1 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
39 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
15 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
30 points
Thermal Diffusivity
0.13 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
23 points
Followup Questions
Further Reading
SPI Plastics Engineering Handbook of the Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc., 5th ed., Michael L. Berins (editor), 2000
Modern Plastics Handbook, Charles A. Harper (editor), 1999
Plastics Materials, 7th ed., J. A. Brydson, 1999