PEI vs. PPE
Both PEI and PPE are thermoplastics. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is PEI and the bottom bar is PPE.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 3.4 to 5.6 | |
| 2.3 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.0 to 34 | |
| 30 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 140 to 210 | |
| 75 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 110 to 160 | |
| 55 |
Thermal Properties
| Glass Transition Temperature, °C | 210 | |
| 85 |
| Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C | 200 to 210 | |
| 120 |
| Maximum Temperature: Autoignition, °C | 530 | |
| 430 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
| 90 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1050 to 1220 | |
| 1200 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 0.18 to 0.23 | |
| 0.22 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 to 53 | |
| 90 |
Electrical Properties
| Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 MHz | 3.2 to 3.7 | |
| 2.7 |
| Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm | 30 to 33 | |
| 19 |
| Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude, 10x Ω-m | 14 to 15 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.3 to 1.5 | |
| 1.1 |
| Water Absorption After 24 Hours, % | 0.17 to 0.25 | |
| 0.23 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 1.5 to 2.1 | |
| 1.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 39 | |
| 42 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 to 30 | |
| 14 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 40 to 44 | |
| 30 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 0.11 to 0.14 | |
| 0.17 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 44 to 100 | |
| 19 |