Plastic Mechanical Data

Important: The data and information listed below is provided for guidance only and shall not be used to establish specification limits or used alone as the basis of design. We recommend that you make tests to determine the suitability of a product, for a particular purpose, prior to use.

Raw Materials

Mechanical

Property

psi

ASTM Test

Unit

Nylon 6/6

Nylon 6/6 Flame Retarded

Nylon 6/6

Glass

Filled

Acetal

Copolymer

PVC

Polycar­bonate

Polyeth­ylene

Poly pro­pylene

Tensile Strength

-

D638

psi

12,000

11,600

28,000

8,800

6,200

10,300

3,200

4,700

Flexural Modulus

-

D790

psi

410,000

520,000

1,300,000

375,000

350,000

350,000

120,000

210,000

lzod Impact

-

D756

ft Ibs/ in

1

1.5

2.2

1.3

17.0

16

5

0.6

Deflection Temp.

66

264

D648

D648

ºC

ºC

221

71

224

91

257

252

158

110

137

129

135

127

-

-

104

49

Dielectric Strength

-

D149

Volts/ mil

400

00

400

500

690

420

-

425

Volume

Resistivity

-

D257

ohm/ cm

1014

1013

1014

1014

-

2x1017

-

-

Water Absorption

-

D570

% 24 hrs

1.5

2.6

1

0.22

-

0.15

-

0.3

Flammability Rating

-

BUL94

-

94V2

94V0

94HB

94HB

94VO

94V2

-

-

Melting Point

-

D789

ºC

260

243

263

165

-

154

-

160

 

Metric Machine Screws

     

TENSILE TEST
MAX TORQUE

DOUBLE
SHEAR

SIZE

ULTIMATE
TORQUE

BEFORE
DEFORMATION

YIELD
NEWTONS

BREAK
NEWTONS

YIELD
NEWTONS

BREAK
NEWTONS

M2 X .4

NO TEST

NO TEST

7.12 N.

2.14 N.

89 N.

116 N.

M2.5 X .45

NO TEST

NO TEST

8.9 N.

4.85 N.

156 N.

169 N.

M3 X .5

.32 Nm.

.2 - .26 Nm.

22 N.

6.21 N.

294 N.

329 N.

M3.5 X .6

.43 Nm.

.28 - .34 Nm.

53 N.

7.23 N.

378 N.

405 N.

M4 X .7

.45 Nm.

.36 - .43 Nm.

214 N.

11.52 N.

600 N.

636 N.

M5 X .8

.93 Nm.

.73 - .79 Nm.

271 N.

19.20 N.

1081 N.

1134 N.

M6 X .1

1.83 Nm.

1.41 - 1.47 Nm.

845 N.

912 N.

1806 N.

1877 N.

M8 X 1.25

3.39 Nm.

2.45 - 2.82 Nm.

1677 N.

1744 N.

2980 N.

3034 N.

M10 X 1.50

5.31 Nm.

4.52 - 4.86 Nm.

2749 N.

79.31 N.

5026 N.

5280 N.

 

Metric Hex Nuts

SIZE

TENSILE

ULTIMATE TORQUE

M2

NO TEST

NO TEST

M2.5

135.23 N.

NO TEST

M3

142.34 N.

NO TEST

M3.5

369.20 N.

2.3 CM/KG

M4

451.94 N.

4.5 CM/KG

M5

940.35 N.

8.3

M6

1556.65 N.

17.6 CM/KG

M8

2597.76 N.

56.2 CM/KG

M10

6283.11 N.

89.93 CM/KG