PAR vs. Silicone Plastic
PAR belongs to the thermoplastics classification, while silicone plastic belongs to the thermoset plastics. There are 16 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is PAR and the bottom bar is silicone plastic.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 2.0 | |
| 9.0 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 67 | |
| 38 |
Thermal Properties
| Glass Transition Temperature, °C | 190 | |
| 200 |
| Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C | 470 | |
| 480 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1200 | |
| 850 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 0.18 | |
| 0.35 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 88 | |
| 35 |
Electrical Properties
| Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm | 16 | |
| 30 |
| Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude, 10x Ω-m | 12 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.2 | |
| 1.9 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 0.93 | |
| 2.6 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 35 | |
| 36 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 | |
| 5.5 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 31 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 0.13 | |
| 0.22 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 27 | |
| 8.5 |