PCL vs. PAR
Both PCL and PAR are thermoplastics. There are 10 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (19, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is PCL and the bottom bar is PAR.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.1 | |
| 1.2 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 1.2 | |
| 2.0 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 300 | |
| 50 |
| Glass Transition Temperature, °C | -60 | |
| 190 |
| Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C | 200 | |
| 470 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 0.61 | |
| 0.93 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 32 | |
| 35 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 2.5 | |
| 16 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.4 | |
| 31 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 10 | |
| 67 |