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PC vs. PPSU

Both PC and PPSU are thermoplastics. There are 13 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (20, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is PC and the bottom bar is PPSU.

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Mechanical Properties

Elongation at Break, % 3.5 to 110
26
Flexural Modulus, GPa 2.3 to 10
4.7
Flexural Strength, MPa 92 to 160
130
Impact Strength: Notched Izod, J/m 140 to 440
80
Rockwell M Hardness 68 to 120
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 66 to 160
95

Thermal Properties

Glass Transition Temperature, °C 150
220
Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C 130 to 150
210
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000 to 1200
970
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10 to 69
45

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.2 to 1.4
1.4

Common Calculations

Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 30
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30 to 45
33