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PC vs. CAB

Both PC and CAB 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 PC and the bottom bar is CAB.

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Mechanical Properties

Elongation at Break, % 3.5 to 110
50 to 55
Flexural Modulus, GPa 2.3 to 10
0.8 to 1.7
Flexural Strength, MPa 92 to 160
21 to 57
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 66 to 160
20 to 50

Thermal Properties

Glass Transition Temperature, °C 150
140
Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C 130 to 150
53 to 82
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000 to 1200
1460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10 to 69
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.2 to 1.4
1.2

Common Calculations

Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 30
4.8 to 12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30 to 45
14 to 25