PET vs. CR Rubber
PET belongs to the thermoplastics classification, while CR rubber belongs to the thermoset elastomers (rubber). There are 11 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is PET and the bottom bar is CR rubber.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.5 to 70 | |
| 380 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 60 to 140 | |
| 11 |
Thermal Properties
| Glass Transition Temperature, °C | 70 | |
| -45 |
| Maximum Temperature: Autoignition, °C | 410 | |
| 410 |
| Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C | 390 | |
| 350 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 80 | |
| 130 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1000 to 1150 | |
| 1120 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.4 to 1.6 | |
| 1.5 |
| Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), % | 21 | |
| 26 |
Common Calculations
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 12 to 27 | |
| 1.9 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 to 41 | |
| 7.1 |