PPO vs. UF
PPO belongs to the thermoplastics classification, while UF belongs to the thermoset plastics. There are 9 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 PPO and the bottom bar is UF.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.1 to 1.4 | |
| 1.5 |
| Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm | 19 to 21 | |
| 35 |
| Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude, 10x Ω-m | 15 | |
| 9.0 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.5 to 28 | |
| 1.0 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1020 to 1250 | |
| 1200 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 27 | |
| 5.6 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 33 to 42 | |
| 14 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 63 to 140 | |
| 30 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 25 to 60 | |
| 55 |