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PEI vs. Spruce-pine-fir

PEI belongs to the thermoplastics classification, while spruce-pine-fir belongs to the wood-based materials. There are 16 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is PEI and the bottom bar is spruce-pine-fir.

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Mechanical Properties

Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa 140 to 180
50
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 3.4 to 5.6
16
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 34
1.5
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110 to 160
85

Thermal Properties

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
130
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1050 to 1220
1380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 0.18 to 0.23
0.12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20 to 53
6.5

Electrical Properties

Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm 30 to 33
0.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.3 to 1.5
0.5
Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), % 47 to 50
24

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 1.5 to 2.1
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 30
47
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40 to 44
86
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 0.11 to 0.14
0.17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 44 to 100
58