PS vs. COC
Both PS and COC are thermoplastics. There are 12 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is PS and the bottom bar is COC.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 1.9 to 2.9 | |
| 3.0 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.8 to 40 | |
| 2.5 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 32 to 44 | |
| 60 |
Thermal Properties
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 80 to 98 | |
| 60 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude, 10x Ω-m | 14 to 15 | |
| 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.0 | |
| 1.0 |
| Water Absorption After 24 Hours, % | 0.040 to 0.080 | |
| 0 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 1.0 to 1.5 | |
| 1.7 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 40 to 45 | |
| 48 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 8.5 to 12 | |
| 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 26 | |
| 34 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 15 | |
| 24 |