PC vs. PAI
Both PC and PAI are thermoplastics. There are 13 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is PC and the bottom bar is PAI.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.5 to 110 | |
| 3.0 to 12 |
| Flexural Modulus, GPa | 2.3 to 10 | |
| 4.0 to 6.8 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 92 to 160 | |
| 160 to 320 |
| Impact Strength: Notched Izod, J/m | 140 to 440 | |
| 45 to 140 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 66 to 160 | |
| 100 to 180 |
Thermal Properties
| Glass Transition Temperature, °C | 150 | |
| 280 |
| Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C | 130 to 150 | |
| 280 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1000 to 1200 | |
| 910 to 1000 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 10 to 69 | |
| 15 to 34 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.2 to 1.4 | |
| 1.4 to 1.6 |
| Water Absorption At Saturation, % | 0.16 to 0.19 | |
| 1.5 to 1.7 |
Common Calculations
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 30 | |
| 19 to 34 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 30 to 45 | |
| 33 to 49 |