Silicone Plastic vs. PA 11
Silicone plastic belongs to the thermoset plastics classification, while PA 11 belongs to the thermoplastics. There are 10 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is silicone plastic and the bottom bar is PA 11.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.9 | |
| 1.0 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 9.0 | |
| 0.4 to 1.3 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 850 | |
| 1740 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 2.6 | |
| 0.22 to 0.71 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 36 | |
| 24 to 36 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 5.5 | |
| 6.7 to 14 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 13 | |
| 18 to 30 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 38 | |
| 25 to 51 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 0.35 | |
| 0.28 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 0.22 | |
| 0.16 |