PAI vs. PPA
Both PAI and PPA are thermoplastics. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is PAI and the bottom bar is PPA.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 4.0 to 8.3 | |
| 2.1 to 2.2 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.0 to 12 | |
| 30 |
| Flexural Modulus, GPa | 4.0 to 6.8 | |
| 2.3 to 2.4 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 160 to 320 | |
| 95 to 110 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 100 to 180 | |
| 57 to 69 |
Thermal Properties
| Glass Transition Temperature, °C | 280 | |
| 92 to 130 |
| Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C | 280 | |
| 120 |
| Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C | 490 | |
| 450 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 910 to 1000 | |
| 1400 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 0.26 to 0.53 | |
| 0.15 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.4 to 1.6 | |
| 1.1 |
| Water Absorption After 24 Hours, % | 0.3 to 0.4 | |
| 0.7 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 1.6 to 3.2 | |
| 1.0 to 1.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 38 to 47 | |
| 38 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 34 | |
| 14 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 33 to 49 | |
| 29 to 33 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 0.16 to 0.41 | |
| 0.095 |