PPO vs. PHB
Both PPO and PHB are thermoplastics. There are 11 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is PPO and the bottom bar is PHB.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.5 to 28 | |
| 7.5 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 92 to 140 | |
| 20 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 63 to 140 | |
| 30 |
Thermal Properties
| Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C | 120 to 140 | |
| 60 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 100 to 110 | |
| 120 |
Electrical Properties
| Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 Hz | 2.7 to 3.2 | |
| 3.0 |
| Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude, 10x Ω-m | 15 | |
| 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.1 to 1.4 | |
| 1.3 |
| Water Absorption After 24 Hours, % | 0.060 to 0.070 | |
| 0.75 |
Common Calculations
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 27 | |
| 6.7 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 33 to 42 | |
| 17 |