PPA vs. Melamine
PPA belongs to the thermoplastics classification, while melamine belongs to the thermoset plastics. There are 12 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 PPA and the bottom bar is melamine.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 2.1 to 2.2 | |
| 7.0 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 30 | |
| 1.0 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 57 to 69 | |
| 30 |
Thermal Properties
| Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C | 450 | |
| 350 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1400 | |
| 1200 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 0.15 | |
| 0.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.1 | |
| 1.5 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 1.0 to 1.1 | |
| 2.6 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 38 | |
| 43 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 to 17 | |
| 5.6 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 29 to 33 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 0.095 | |
| 0.28 |