PC vs. PVC-P
Both PC and PVC-P are thermoplastics. There are 9 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (23, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is PC and the bottom bar is PVC-P.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.2 to 1.4 | |
| 1.4 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.5 to 110 | |
| 180 |
| Glass Transition Temperature, °C | 150 | |
| 75 |
| Impact Strength: Notched Izod, J/m | 140 to 440 | |
| 550 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1000 to 1200 | |
| 1400 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 30 | |
| 3.2 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 30 to 45 | |
| 10 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 66 to 160 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 10 to 69 | |
| 160 |