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Silicone Plastic vs. PP Homopolymer

Silicone plastic belongs to the thermoset plastics classification, while PP homopolymer belongs to the thermoplastics. There are 7 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (18, 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 PP homopolymer.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.9
0.91 to 1.2
Glass Transition Temperature, °C 200
170
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 850
1230 to 1900
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.5
11 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
27 to 37
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 38
36 to 93
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 35
30 to 90