Silicone Plastic vs. PPE
Silicone plastic belongs to the thermoset plastics classification, while PPE belongs to the thermoplastics. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is silicone plastic and the bottom bar is PPE.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 9.0 | |
| 2.3 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 38 | |
| 55 |
Thermal Properties
| Glass Transition Temperature, °C | 200 | |
| 85 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 850 | |
| 1200 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 0.35 | |
| 0.22 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 35 | |
| 90 |
Electrical Properties
| Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm | 30 | |
| 19 |
| Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude, 10x Ω-m | 12 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.9 | |
| 1.1 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 2.6 | |
| 1.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 36 | |
| 42 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 5.5 | |
| 14 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 13 | |
| 30 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 0.22 | |
| 0.17 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.5 | |
| 19 |