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Plastic Nylon PA6 vs. SLA Resin Elastic 50A Compare Plastic Nylon PA6 vs. SLA Resin Elastic 50A strength, stiffness, weight and thermal properties.
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SLA Resin Elastic 50A is 3D printed: its properties depend on build direction and print settings; these are typical values.
Questions Is Plastic Nylon PA6 stronger than SLA Resin Elastic 50A? Plastic Nylon PA6 is stronger: its yield strength is 90 MPa against tensile strength 3.4 MPa for SLA Resin Elastic 50A (26.5x).
Which is lighter, Plastic Nylon PA6 or SLA Resin Elastic 50A? SLA Resin Elastic 50A is lighter: 1,010 kg/m³ against 1,130 kg/m³ for Plastic Nylon PA6.
Which is lighter for the same job, Plastic Nylon PA6 or SLA Resin Elastic 50A? For the same stiffness or strength: Plastic Nylon PA6 is lighter for a strong rod or tie, strong beam, strong panel or plate.
Part that must be Plastic Nylon PA6 SLA Resin Elastic 50A Strong rod or tie lighter 23.7x heavier Strong beam lighter 7.94x heavier Strong panel or plate lighter 4.6x heavier
For the same stiffness or strength, mass scales with density over stiffness (or strength) raised to a power set by how the part is loaded: 1 for a rod in tension, 1/2 for a beam in bending, 1/3 for a panel (the standard material-selection indices).
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