CA vs. PET
Both CA and PET are thermoplastics. There are 11 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (22, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is CA and the bottom bar is PET.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elongation at Break, % | 25 to 30 | |
| 2.5 to 70 |
| Flexural Modulus, GPa | 1.7 to 2.1 | |
| 8.3 to 14 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 30 to 37 | |
| 60 to 140 |
Thermal Properties
| Glass Transition Temperature, °C | 230 | |
| 70 |
| Maximum Temperature: Autoignition, °C | 400 | |
| 410 |
| Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C | 250 | |
| 390 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1500 | |
| 1000 to 1150 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.3 | |
| 1.4 to 1.6 |
| Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), % | 17 | |
| 21 |
Common Calculations
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 6.4 to 7.9 | |
| 12 to 27 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 19 | |
| 25 to 41 |