PPS vs. NEMA Laminate
PPS belongs to the thermoplastics classification, while NEMA laminate belongs to the thermoset plastics. There are 9 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 PPS and the bottom bar is NEMA laminate.
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Material Properties
| Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa | 95 to 160 | |
| 190 to 360 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.3 to 1.7 | |
| 1.3 to 1.9 |
| Flexural Modulus, GPa | 13 to 17 | |
| 6.4 to 18 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 120 to 190 | |
| 87 to 340 |
| Impact Strength: Notched Izod, J/m | 21 to 80 | |
| 20 to 430 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 37 | |
| 8.3 to 40 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 30 to 52 | |
| 17 to 50 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 75 to 190 | |
| 55 to 260 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 to 45 | |
| 9.0 to 20 |