PEEK vs. CAP
Both PEEK and CAP are thermoplastics. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (21, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is PEEK and the bottom bar is CAP.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.6 to 43 | |
| 35 to 50 |
| Flexural Modulus, GPa | 3.8 to 19 | |
| 1.2 to 1.9 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 150 to 330 | |
| 29 to 56 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 97 to 200 | |
| 28 to 45 |
Thermal Properties
| Glass Transition Temperature, °C | 240 | |
| 190 |
| Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C | 160 to 300 | |
| 65 to 80 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1390 to 1700 | |
| 1480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 0.25 to 0.93 | |
| 0.25 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 15 to 52 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude, 10x Ω-m | 3.0 to 14 | |
| 16 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.3 to 1.5 | |
| 1.2 |
| Water Absorption After 24 Hours, % | 0.060 to 0.3 | |
| 1.4 to 1.7 |
Common Calculations
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 to 41 | |
| 6.5 to 10 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 36 to 55 | |
| 17 to 23 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 0.1 to 0.51 | |
| 0.14 |