Phenolic vs. PAS
Phenolic belongs to the thermoset plastics classification, while PAS belongs to the thermoplastics. There are 14 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 phenolic and the bottom bar is PAS.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 3.8 | |
| 2.7 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 | |
| 40 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 48 | |
| 83 |
Thermal Properties
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 120 | |
| 49 |
Electrical Properties
| Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 MHz | 7.5 | |
| 3.5 |
| Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm | 46 | |
| 15 |
| Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude, 10x Ω-m | 11 | |
| 15 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.3 | |
| 1.4 |
| Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), % | 27 | |
| 33 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 1.6 | |
| 1.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 40 | |
| 34 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 10 | |
| 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 31 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 7.5 | |
| 45 |