PBI vs. PAS
PBI belongs to the thermoset plastics classification, while PAS belongs to the thermoplastics. There are 20 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 PBI and the bottom bar is PAS.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 5.9 | |
| 2.7 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.0 | |
| 40 |
| Flexural Modulus, GPa | 6.5 | |
| 2.8 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 220 | |
| 110 |
| Impact Strength: Notched Izod, J/m | 27 | |
| 85 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 160 | |
| 83 |
Thermal Properties
| Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C | 430 | |
| 200 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
| 49 |
Electrical Properties
| Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 Hz | 3.4 | |
| 3.5 |
| Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 MHz | 3.8 | |
| 3.5 |
| Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm | 23 | |
| 15 |
| Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude, 10x Ω-m | 13 | |
| 15 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.3 | |
| 1.4 |
| Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), % | 58 | |
| 33 |
| Water Absorption After 24 Hours, % | 0.4 | |
| 0.4 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 2.5 | |
| 1.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 46 | |
| 34 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 34 | |
| 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
| 31 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 84 | |
| 45 |