Melamine vs. PHB
Melamine belongs to the thermoset plastics classification, while PHB belongs to the 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 melamine and the bottom bar is PHB.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.5 | |
| 1.3 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 7.0 | |
| 1.3 |
| Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude, 10x Ω-m | 9.0 | |
| 14 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.0 | |
| 7.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 2.6 | |
| 0.58 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 43 | |
| 29 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 5.6 | |
| 6.7 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
| 17 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 30 | |
| 30 |