COC vs. PPA
Both COC and PPA are thermoplastics. There are 9 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is COC and the bottom bar is PPA.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.0 | |
| 1.1 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 3.0 | |
| 2.1 to 2.2 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.5 | |
| 30 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 1.7 | |
| 1.0 to 1.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 48 | |
| 38 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 14 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 34 | |
| 29 to 33 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 60 | |
| 57 to 69 |
| Water Absorption After 24 Hours, % | 0 | |
| 0.7 |