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Polyamide, (Nylon)
 

Thermo-Physical Properties

PROPERTY UNIT VALUE / RANGE  Dry (50%RH)
Melting Point °C218 - 263
Density g mL-1 1.04 - 1.18
Coefficient of Thermal Expansion x 10-5cm / (cm °C) 9 - 16.1
Heat Deflection Temperature, 0.5 MPa °C 75 - 208
Heat Deflection Temperature, 1.8 MPa °C 45 - ?
Thermal ConductivityW / mK 0.17 - 0.29
Shore Hardness,  R & M Scalen/a R70 - R121 (M57 - M108)
    
 

Mechanical Properties at 23 °C

PROPERTY UNITVALUE / RANGE
Tensile Strength, Yield at 23 C MPa 55 - 86 (30 - 55)
Tensile Strength, Break at 23 C MPa  
Elongation, Yield % 4 - 6 (24 - 38)
Elongation, Break % 28 - 90 (50 - 100)
Tensile Modulus at 23 CMPa 2000 - 3000 (400 - 1550)
Flexural Strength, Yield MPa  
Flexural Modulus  MPa  
Compressive Strength MPa8 - 100
Izod Notched J / m 4 - 90 (8 - 130)
Izod Unnotched J / m  
 

Electrical Properties

PROPERTY UNITVALUE / RANGE
Volume Resistivity
Ohm-cm 
 Dielectric Strength V/mm x 104 2.6 - 3.9 (3.9)
Dielectric Constant @ 1 MHz n/a 2.9 - 4.6 (3.6 - 3.7)
Dissipation Factor @ 1 MHz n/a, x 10-4 140 - 1000
 

Other Properties

PROPERTY UNITVALUE / RANGE
Processing Temperature
°C225 - 300
Linear Mold Shrinkage cm/cm 0.007 - 0.018
Continuous Service Temperature °C 80 - 116
Water Absorption, 24 hr. Immersion% 6.4 - 8.5
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