PAI vs. Thermoplastic PI
Both PAI and thermoplastic PI are thermoplastics. There are 15 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 thermoplastic PI.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 4.0 to 8.3 | |
| 3.7 to 20 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.0 to 12 | |
| 1.8 to 7.5 |
| Flexural Modulus, GPa | 4.0 to 6.8 | |
| 3.8 to 19 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 160 to 320 | |
| 170 to 330 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 100 to 180 | |
| 110 to 220 |
Thermal Properties
| Glass Transition Temperature, °C | 280 | |
| 260 |
| Maximum Temperature: Autoignition, °C | 530 | |
| 600 |
| Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C | 490 | |
| 530 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 910 to 1000 | |
| 970 to 1100 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.4 to 1.6 | |
| 1.4 to 1.5 |
| Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), % | 45 | |
| 35 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 1.6 to 3.2 | |
| 1.5 to 7.9 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 38 to 47 | |
| 37 to 64 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 34 | |
| 22 to 42 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 33 to 49 | |
| 36 to 57 |