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Silicone Plastic vs. Ionomer

Silicone plastic belongs to the thermoset plastics classification, while ionomer belongs to the thermoplastics. There are 8 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is silicone plastic and the bottom bar is ionomer.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.9
0.94
Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm 30
39
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 9.0
0.4
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 2.6
0.24
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 36
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.5
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 38
37