PS vs. Ionomer
Both PS and ionomer are thermoplastics. There are 11 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 PS and the bottom bar is ionomer.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 1.9 to 2.9 | |
| 0.4 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.8 to 40 | |
| 350 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 32 to 44 | |
| 37 |
Thermal Properties
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 70 | |
| 75 |
| Vicat Softening Temperature, °C | 100 to 110 | |
| 72 |
Electrical Properties
| Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm | 18 to 20 | |
| 39 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.0 | |
| 0.94 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 1.0 to 1.5 | |
| 0.24 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 40 to 45 | |
| 26 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 8.5 to 12 | |
| 11 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 26 | |
| 26 |