CA vs. PC
Both CA and PC are thermoplastics. There are 11 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (17, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is CA and the bottom bar is PC.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elongation at Break, % | 25 to 30 | |
| 3.5 to 110 |
| Flexural Modulus, GPa | 1.7 to 2.1 | |
| 2.3 to 10 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 40 to 55 | |
| 92 to 160 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 30 to 37 | |
| 66 to 160 |
Thermal Properties
| Glass Transition Temperature, °C | 230 | |
| 150 |
| Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C | 65 to 75 | |
| 130 to 150 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1500 | |
| 1000 to 1200 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 10 to 69 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.3 | |
| 1.2 to 1.4 |
Common Calculations
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 6.4 to 7.9 | |
| 15 to 30 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 19 | |
| 30 to 45 |