NEMA Laminate vs. PSU
NEMA laminate belongs to the thermoset plastics classification, while PSU belongs to the thermoplastics. There are 10 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is NEMA laminate and the bottom bar is PSU.
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Material Properties
| Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa | 190 to 360 | |
| 95 to 180 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.3 to 1.9 | |
| 1.2 to 1.6 |
| Flexural Modulus, GPa | 6.4 to 18 | |
| 2.7 to 14 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 87 to 340 | |
| 110 to 200 |
| Impact Strength: Notched Izod, J/m | 20 to 430 | |
| 59 to 100 |
| Rockwell M Hardness | 100 to 120 | |
| 69 to 95 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 8.3 to 40 | |
| 16 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 50 | |
| 30 to 40 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 55 to 260 | |
| 70 to 140 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 9.0 to 20 | |
| 25 to 57 |