EVA vs. CA
Both EVA and CA are thermoplastics. There are 11 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (19, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EVA and the bottom bar is CA.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elongation at Break, % | 300 to 800 | |
| 25 to 30 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 3.0 to 35 | |
| 30 to 37 |
Thermal Properties
| Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C | 450 | |
| 250 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1400 | |
| 1500 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 0.34 | |
| 0.25 |
| Vicat Softening Temperature, °C | 45 to 80 | |
| 100 to 110 |
Electrical Properties
| Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm | 21 | |
| 15 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 0.93 to 1.0 | |
| 1.3 |
Common Calculations
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 0.87 to 10 | |
| 6.4 to 7.9 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 4.8 to 26 | |
| 17 to 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 0.25 to 0.26 | |
| 0.13 |