PLA vs. PTMT
Both PLA and PTMT are thermoplastics. There are 6 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is PLA and the bottom bar is PTMT.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.3 | |
| 1.3 |
| Heat Deflection Temperature At 455 kPa (66 psi), °C | 65 | |
| 150 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 50 | |
| 130 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 11 | |
| 12 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 50 | |
| 56 |