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Thermoset PI vs. RPU

Both thermoset PI and RPU are thermoset plastics. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is thermoset PI and the bottom bar is RPU.

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Mechanical Properties

Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 5.9
90
Flexural Modulus, GPa 3.1 to 4.8
2.0
Flexural Strength, MPa 60 to 100
83
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 37 to 81
60

Thermal Properties

Maximum Temperature: Autoignition, °C 380
380
Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C 330
270
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1130
1750
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 0.29 to 1.7
0.19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 38 to 54
63

Electrical Properties

Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm 20
19
Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude, 10x Ω-m 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.4 to 1.6
1.2

Common Calculations

Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.5 to 16
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 30
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 0.18 to 0.95
0.090