MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

PCL vs. PPA

Both PCL and PPA are thermoplastics. There are 11 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is PCL and the bottom bar is PPA.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 1.2
2.1 to 2.2
Elongation at Break, % 300
30
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 10
57 to 69

Thermal Properties

Glass Transition Temperature, °C -60
92 to 130
Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C 200
450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 60
310

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.1
1.1

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 0.61
1.0 to 1.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 32
38
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 2.5
14 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.4
29 to 33