PET vs. CAB
Both PET and CAB are thermoplastics. There are 9 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (24, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is PET and the bottom bar is CAB.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.4 to 1.6 | |
| 1.2 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.5 to 70 | |
| 50 to 55 |
| Flexural Modulus, GPa | 8.3 to 14 | |
| 0.8 to 1.7 |
| Glass Transition Temperature, °C | 70 | |
| 140 |
| Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), % | 21 | |
| 18 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1000 to 1150 | |
| 1460 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 12 to 27 | |
| 4.8 to 12 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 to 41 | |
| 14 to 25 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 60 to 140 | |
| 20 to 50 |