RTPU vs. PMMA
Both RTPU and PMMA are thermoplastics. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is RTPU and the bottom bar is PMMA.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 4.0 | |
| 3.2 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.0 | |
| 4.0 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 75 | |
| 71 |
Thermal Properties
| Maximum Temperature: Autoignition, °C | 270 | |
| 320 |
| Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C | 320 | |
| 360 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1760 | |
| 1260 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 0.6 | |
| 0.19 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 100 | |
| 76 |
Electrical Properties
| Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 Hz | 3.6 | |
| 3.6 |
| Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm | 24 | |
| 30 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.1 | |
| 1.2 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 2.1 | |
| 1.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 50 | |
| 42 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 | |
| 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 38 | |
| 32 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 0.32 | |
| 0.13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 | |
| 21 |