PMP vs. PPO
Both PMP and PPO are thermoplastics. There are 12 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is PMP and the bottom bar is PPO.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elongation at Break, % | 30 | |
| 3.5 to 28 |
| Impact Strength: Notched Izod, J/m | 130 | |
| 80 to 270 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 24 | |
| 63 to 140 |
Thermal Properties
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 140 | |
| 100 to 110 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1750 | |
| 1020 to 1250 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 120 | |
| 25 to 60 |
Electrical Properties
| Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 Hz | 2.1 | |
| 2.7 to 3.2 |
| Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm | 28 | |
| 19 to 21 |
| Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude, 10x Ω-m | 14 | |
| 15 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 0.83 | |
| 1.1 to 1.4 |
Common Calculations
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 8.0 | |
| 16 to 27 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 33 to 42 |