PSU vs. CAB
Both PSU and CAB are thermoplastics. There are 10 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (17, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is PSU and the bottom bar is CAB.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.2 to 1.6 | |
| 1.2 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 to 52 | |
| 50 to 55 |
| Flexural Modulus, GPa | 2.7 to 14 | |
| 0.8 to 1.7 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 110 to 200 | |
| 21 to 57 |
| Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C | 180 to 200 | |
| 53 to 82 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 910 to 1000 | |
| 1460 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 25 | |
| 4.8 to 12 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 30 to 40 | |
| 14 to 25 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 70 to 140 | |
| 20 to 50 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 25 to 57 | |
| 14 |