PP Homopolymer vs. PEEK
Both PP homopolymer and PEEK are thermoplastics. There are 16 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is PP homopolymer and the bottom bar is PEEK.
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Mechanical Properties
| Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa | 45 to 64 | |
| 120 to 300 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.0 to 80 | |
| 1.6 to 43 |
| Flexural Modulus, GPa | 1.5 to 7.0 | |
| 3.8 to 19 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 41 to 100 | |
| 150 to 330 |
| Impact Strength: Notched Izod, J/m | 42 to 95 | |
| 78 to 120 |
| Rockwell R Hardness | 90 to 110 | |
| 120 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 36 to 93 | |
| 97 to 200 |
Thermal Properties
| Glass Transition Temperature, °C | 170 | |
| 240 |
| Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C | 73 to 160 | |
| 160 to 300 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 120 | |
| 330 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1230 to 1900 | |
| 1390 to 1700 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 30 to 90 | |
| 15 to 52 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 0.91 to 1.2 | |
| 1.3 to 1.5 |
| Water Absorption At Saturation, % | 0.010 to 0.090 | |
| 0.22 to 0.5 |
Common Calculations
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 11 to 21 | |
| 20 to 41 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 27 to 37 | |
| 36 to 55 |