Polyamide 6 (PA6)

Polyamide 66 (PA66)

Polyamide 11 (PA11)

Polyamide 12 (PA12)

Polyamide 46 (PA46)

Materials

Available properties

General

Density (g/cm³)

Mechanical

Elastic modulus (GPa)
Impact strength, Charpy notched (kJ/m²)
Impact strength, Charpy unnotched ([-])
Tensile strength (MPa)
Elongation (%)

Thermal

Coefficient of thermal expansion (1/K)
Max service temperature, short (°C)
Max service temperature, long (°C)
Thermal conductivity (W/(m·K))
Melting point (°C)
Specific heat capacity (J/(kg·K))

Electrical

Dielectric constant ([-])
Electrical resistivity (Ω·m)

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Polyamide 6 (PA6)

Polyamide 66 (PA66)

Polyamide 11 (PA11)

Polyamide 12 (PA12)

Polyamide 46 (PA46)

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Chemical composition

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Material Information

Processing Tag

Processing methods

Injection molding, blow molding, extrusion, coating, casting

Injection molding, extrusion, coating, casting

Injection molding, extrusion, laser sintering

Injection molding, extrusion, laser sintering, coating

Injection molding, extrusion

Application areas

Textile fibres, hosiery, swim wear, tennis strings, fishing lines

Textile fibres, hosiery, swim wear, tennis strings, fishing lines

Telephone cable sheathing, flexible tubes, beer tubes, catheters, blood bags

Air ducts, cable sheathing, heel shells of ski boots

Electrical connectors, torsion dampers, chain tensioners

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Optical

Transparency, tr

no

no

no

no

no

Mechanical

Elastic modulus, E

0.75 - 1.5 GPa at 23 °C

1.3 - 2 GPa at 23 °C

1 - 1.3 GPa at 23 °C

0.9 - 1.2 GPa at 23 °C

1 - 1.2 GPa at 23 °C

Impact strength, Charpy notched, Ivnot

20 kJ/m² at 23 °C

5 - 30 kJ/m² at 23 °C

30 - 40 kJ/m² at 23 °C

10 - 20 kJ/m² at 23 °C

15 - 45 kJ/m² at 23 °C

Tensile strength, Rm

30 - 60 MPa at 23 °C

50 - 70 MPa at 23 °C

38 - 42 MPa at 23 °C

35 - 45 MPa at 23 °C

45 - 55 MPa at 23 °C

Impact strength, Charpy unnotched, Iunnot

Elongation, A

100 - 300 % at 23 °C

150 - 300 % at 23 °C

100 - 400 % at 23 °C

200 - 400 % at 23 °C

40 - 200 % at 23 °C

General

Density, ρ

1.12 - 1.14 g/cm³ at 23 °C

1.13 - 1.15 g/cm³ at 23 °C

1.03 - 1.04 g/cm³ at 23 °C

1.01 - 1.03 g/cm³ at 23 °C

1.18 g/cm³ at 23 °C

Electrical

Dielectric constant, εr

3.5 - 7 [-] at 23 °C

3.2 - 5.5 [-] at 23 °C

3.5 - 3.7 [-] at 23 °C

3.1 - 4.7 [-] at 23 °C

3.8 - 4.5 [-] at 23 °C

Electrical resistivity, ρel

1.00E+8 - 1.00E+14 Ω·m at 23 °C

1.00E+9 - 1.00E+14 Ω·m at 23 °C

1.00E+11 Ω·m at 23 °C

1.00E+9 - 3.00E+12 Ω·m at 23 °C

1000000 - 1.00E+9 Ω·m at 23 °C

Thermal

Coefficient of thermal expansion, α

7E-5 - 1.5E-4 1/K at 23 °C

6E-5 - 1.5E-4 1/K at 23 °C

8.5E-5 - 1.3E-4 1/K at 23 °C

1E-4 - 1.8E-4 1/K at 23 °C

8E-5 - 1.1E-4 1/K at 23 °C

Max service temperature, long, Tmaxlong

80 - 100 °C

80 - 120 °C

70 - 80 °C

70 - 80 °C

140 °C

Specific heat capacity, cp

1700 J/(kg·K) at 23 °C

1700 J/(kg·K) at 23 °C

1260 J/(kg·K) at 23 °C

1260 J/(kg·K) at 23 °C

2200 J/(kg·K) at 23 °C

Max service temperature, short

140 - 180 °C

170 - 200 °C

140 - 150 °C

140 - 150 °C

280 °C

Flammability

UL 94 HB-V2

UL 94 V2

UL 94 HB-V2

UL 94 HB

UL 94 V2

Thermal conductivity, λ

0.22 - 0.29 W/(m·K) at 23 °C

0.13 - 0.29 W/(m·K) at 23 °C

0.23 W/(m·K) at 23 °C

0.2 - 0.23 W/(m·K) at 23 °C

0.22 - 0.26 W/(m·K) at 23 °C

Melting point, Tm

220 - 225 °C

255 - 260 °C

180 - 190 °C

175 - 180 °C

295 °C