PP Homopolymer vs. PHB
Both PP homopolymer and PHB are thermoplastics. There are 8 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is PP homopolymer and the bottom bar is PHB.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 0.91 to 1.2 | |
| 1.3 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.0 to 80 | |
| 7.5 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 41 to 100 | |
| 20 |
| Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C | 73 to 160 | |
| 60 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 120 | |
| 120 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 11 to 21 | |
| 6.7 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 27 to 37 | |
| 17 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 36 to 93 | |
| 30 |