NEMA Laminate vs. PPSU
NEMA laminate belongs to the thermoset plastics classification, while PPSU belongs to the thermoplastics. There are 13 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (20, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is NEMA laminate and the bottom bar is PPSU.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa | 190 to 360 | |
140 |
Flexural Modulus, GPa | 6.4 to 18 | |
4.7 |
Flexural Strength, MPa | 87 to 340 | |
130 |
Impact Strength: Notched Izod, J/m | 20 to 430 | |
80 |
Rockwell M Hardness | 100 to 120 | |
84 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 55 to 260 | |
95 |
Thermal Properties
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 120 to 200 | |
160 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 9.0 to 20 | |
45 |
Electrical Properties
Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm | 12 to 21 | |
16 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 1.3 to 1.9 | |
1.4 |
Water Absorption After 24 Hours, % | 0.17 to 3.5 | |
0.44 |
Common Calculations
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 8.3 to 40 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 50 | |
33 |