PHB vs. PAS
Both PHB and PAS are thermoplastics. There are 13 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is PHB and the bottom bar is PAS.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 1.3 | |
2.7 |
Elongation at Break, % | 7.5 | |
40 |
Flexural Strength, MPa | 20 | |
110 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 30 | |
83 |
Thermal Properties
Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C | 60 | |
200 |
Electrical Properties
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 Hz | 3.0 | |
3.5 |
Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude, 10x Ω-m | 14 | |
15 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 1.3 | |
1.4 |
Water Absorption After 24 Hours, % | 0.75 | |
0.4 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 0.58 | |
1.1 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 29 | |
34 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 6.7 | |
17 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
31 |