PAS vs. PC
Both PAS and PC are thermoplastics. There are 11 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is PAS and the bottom bar is PC.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elongation at Break, % | 40 | |
| 3.5 to 110 |
| Flexural Modulus, GPa | 2.8 | |
| 2.3 to 10 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 110 | |
| 92 to 160 |
| Impact Strength: Notched Izod, J/m | 85 | |
| 140 to 440 |
| Rockwell M Hardness | 85 | |
| 68 to 120 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 83 | |
| 66 to 160 |
Thermal Properties
| Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C | 200 | |
| 130 to 150 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 49 | |
| 10 to 69 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.4 | |
| 1.2 to 1.4 |
Common Calculations
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 15 to 30 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 31 | |
| 30 to 45 |