CAB vs. PPE
Both CAB and PPE are thermoplastics. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is CAB and the bottom bar is PPE.
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Mechanical Properties
Elongation at Break, % | 50 to 55 | |
30 |
Flexural Strength, MPa | 21 to 57 | |
75 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 20 to 50 | |
55 |
Thermal Properties
Glass Transition Temperature, °C | 140 | |
85 |
Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C | 53 to 82 | |
120 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1460 | |
1200 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 0.25 | |
0.22 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
90 |
Vicat Softening Temperature, °C | 90 to 120 | |
140 |
Electrical Properties
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 MHz | 3.6 | |
2.7 |
Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm | 15 | |
19 |
Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude, 10x Ω-m | 16 | |
13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 1.2 | |
1.1 |
Water Absorption After 24 Hours, % | 1.2 to 1.6 | |
0.23 |
Common Calculations
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 4.8 to 12 | |
14 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 25 | |
30 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 0.14 to 0.15 | |
0.17 |