PPE vs. UPVC
Both PPE and uPVC are thermoplastics. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is PPE and the bottom bar is uPVC.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 2.3 | |
3.7 |
Elongation at Break, % | 30 | |
58 |
Flexural Strength, MPa | 75 | |
80 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 55 | |
47 |
Thermal Properties
Glass Transition Temperature, °C | 85 | |
85 |
Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C | 120 | |
69 |
Maximum Temperature: Autoignition, °C | 430 | |
400 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 90 | |
95 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 260 | |
180 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1200 | |
880 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 0.22 | |
0.16 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 90 | |
61 |
Vicat Softening Temperature, °C | 140 | |
83 |
Electrical Properties
Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm | 19 | |
19 |
Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude, 10x Ω-m | 13 | |
15 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 1.1 | |
1.4 |
Water Absorption After 24 Hours, % | 0.23 | |
0.24 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 1.2 | |
1.5 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 42 | |
37 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
9.1 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 30 | |
20 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 0.17 | |
0.13 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 | |
15 |