PP Homopolymer vs. PPO
Both PP homopolymer and PPO are thermoplastics. There are 12 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is PP homopolymer and the bottom bar is PPO.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.0 to 80 | |
| 3.5 to 28 |
| Flexural Modulus, GPa | 1.5 to 7.0 | |
| 2.5 to 8.6 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 41 to 100 | |
| 92 to 140 |
| Impact Strength: Notched Izod, J/m | 42 to 95 | |
| 80 to 270 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 36 to 93 | |
| 63 to 140 |
Thermal Properties
| Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C | 73 to 160 | |
| 120 to 140 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 120 | |
| 100 to 110 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1230 to 1900 | |
| 1020 to 1250 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 30 to 90 | |
| 25 to 60 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 0.91 to 1.2 | |
| 1.1 to 1.4 |
Common Calculations
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 11 to 21 | |
| 16 to 27 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 27 to 37 | |
| 33 to 42 |