Thermoplastic PI vs. PCL
Both thermoplastic PI and PCL are thermoplastics. There are 10 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is thermoplastic PI and the bottom bar is PCL.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.4 to 1.5 | |
| 1.1 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 3.7 to 20 | |
| 1.2 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.8 to 7.5 | |
| 300 |
| Glass Transition Temperature, °C | 260 | |
| -60 |
| Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C | 530 | |
| 200 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 1.5 to 7.9 | |
| 0.61 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 37 to 64 | |
| 32 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 42 | |
| 2.5 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 36 to 57 | |
| 9.4 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 110 to 220 | |
| 10 |