Melamine vs. PAS
Melamine belongs to the thermoset plastics classification, while PAS belongs to the thermoplastics. There are 12 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is melamine and the bottom bar is PAS.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 7.0 | |
| 2.7 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.0 | |
| 40 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 30 | |
| 83 |
Thermal Properties
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 60 | |
| 49 |
Electrical Properties
| Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm | 30 | |
| 15 |
| Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude, 10x Ω-m | 9.0 | |
| 15 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.5 | |
| 1.4 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 2.6 | |
| 1.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 43 | |
| 34 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 5.6 | |
| 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
| 31 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 5.1 | |
| 45 |