PPE vs. PPA
Both PPE and PPA are thermoplastics. There are 16 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is PPE and the bottom bar is PPA.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 2.3 | |
| 2.1 to 2.2 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 30 | |
| 30 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 75 | |
| 95 to 110 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 55 | |
| 57 to 69 |
Thermal Properties
| Glass Transition Temperature, °C | 85 | |
| 92 to 130 |
| Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C | 120 | |
| 120 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 260 | |
| 310 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1200 | |
| 1400 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 0.22 | |
| 0.15 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.1 | |
| 1.1 |
| Water Absorption After 24 Hours, % | 0.23 | |
| 0.7 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 1.2 | |
| 1.0 to 1.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 42 | |
| 38 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 30 | |
| 29 to 33 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 0.17 | |
| 0.095 |