Melamine vs. EVA
Melamine belongs to the thermoset plastics classification, while EVA belongs to the thermoplastics. There are 13 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is melamine and the bottom bar is EVA.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 7.0 | |
| 0.015 to 0.080 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.0 | |
| 300 to 800 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 30 | |
| 3.0 to 35 |
Thermal Properties
| Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C | 350 | |
| 450 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1200 | |
| 1400 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 0.5 | |
| 0.34 |
Electrical Properties
| Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm | 30 | |
| 21 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.5 | |
| 0.93 to 1.0 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 2.6 | |
| 0.0087 to 0.048 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 43 | |
| 8.6 to 15 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 5.6 | |
| 0.87 to 10 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
| 4.8 to 26 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 0.28 | |
| 0.25 to 0.26 |