PC vs. PLA
Both PC and PLA are thermoplastics. There are 9 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is PC and the bottom bar is PLA.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.2 to 1.4 | |
| 1.3 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.5 to 110 | |
| 6.0 |
| Flexural Modulus, GPa | 2.3 to 10 | |
| 4.0 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 92 to 160 | |
| 80 |
| Glass Transition Temperature, °C | 150 | |
| 60 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1000 to 1200 | |
| 1800 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 30 | |
| 11 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 30 to 45 | |
| 24 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 66 to 160 | |
| 50 |