PMMA vs. PETG
Both PMMA and PETG are thermoplastics. There are 21 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 PMMA and the bottom bar is PETG.
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Mechanical Properties
| Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa | 120 | |
| 55 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 3.2 | |
| 2.2 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 110 | |
| 77 |
| Impact Strength: Notched Izod, J/m | 74 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 71 | |
| 53 |
Thermal Properties
| Glass Transition Temperature, °C | 110 | |
| 81 |
| Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C | 96 | |
| 69 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 180 | |
| 140 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1260 | |
| 1200 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 0.19 | |
| 0.29 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 76 | |
| 68 |
Electrical Properties
| Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 Hz | 3.6 | |
| 2.6 |
| Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm | 30 | |
| 16 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.2 | |
| 1.3 |
| Refractive Index | 1.5 | |
| 1.6 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 1.5 | |
| 1.0 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 42 | |
| 34 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 12 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 32 | |
| 25 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 0.13 | |
| 0.19 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 | |
| 25 |