PHB vs. CAP
Both PHB and CAP are thermoplastics. There are 10 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (18, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is PHB and the bottom bar is CAP.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.3 | |
| 1.2 |
| Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude, 10x Ω-m | 14 | |
| 16 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 7.5 | |
| 35 to 50 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 20 | |
| 29 to 56 |
| Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C | 60 | |
| 65 to 80 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 6.7 | |
| 6.5 to 10 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
| 17 to 23 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 30 | |
| 28 to 45 |
| Vicat Softening Temperature, °C | 58 | |
| 85 to 110 |
| Water Absorption After 24 Hours, % | 0.75 | |
| 1.4 to 1.7 |