PAR vs. IR Rubber
PAR belongs to the thermoplastics classification, while IR rubber belongs to the thermoset elastomers (rubber). There are 11 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (17, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is PAR and the bottom bar is IR rubber.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elongation at Break, % | 50 | |
| 600 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 67 | |
| 19 |
Thermal Properties
| Glass Transition Temperature, °C | 190 | |
| -70 |
| Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C | 470 | |
| 300 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1200 | |
| 1550 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 0.18 | |
| 0.14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.2 | |
| 1.0 |
| Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), % | 35 | |
| 19 |
Common Calculations
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 | |
| 5.6 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 31 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 0.13 | |
| 0.1 |