NEMA Laminate vs. PPS
NEMA laminate belongs to the thermoset plastics classification, while PPS belongs to the thermoplastics. There are 9 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is NEMA laminate and the bottom bar is PPS.
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Material Properties
| Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa | 190 to 360 | |
| 95 to 160 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.3 to 1.9 | |
| 1.3 to 1.7 |
| Flexural Modulus, GPa | 6.4 to 18 | |
| 13 to 17 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 87 to 340 | |
| 120 to 190 |
| Impact Strength: Notched Izod, J/m | 20 to 430 | |
| 21 to 80 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 8.3 to 40 | |
| 16 to 37 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 50 | |
| 30 to 52 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 55 to 260 | |
| 75 to 190 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 9.0 to 20 | |
| 20 to 45 |