PBT vs. PP Homopolymer
Both PBT and PP homopolymer are thermoplastics. There are 10 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is PBT and the bottom bar is PP homopolymer.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.3 to 1.5 | |
| 0.91 to 1.2 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.5 to 43 | |
| 3.0 to 80 |
| Flexural Modulus, GPa | 2.6 to 9.1 | |
| 1.5 to 7.0 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 79 to 210 | |
| 41 to 100 |
| Glass Transition Temperature, °C | 40 | |
| 170 |
| Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C | 4.0 | |
| 73 to 160 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1040 to 1200 | |
| 1230 to 1900 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 12 to 25 | |
| 11 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 to 38 | |
| 27 to 37 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 58 to 140 | |
| 36 to 93 |