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PP Homopolymer vs. UPVC

Both PP homopolymer and uPVC are thermoplastics. There are 13 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (20, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is PP homopolymer and the bottom bar is uPVC.

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Mechanical Properties

Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 80
58
Flexural Modulus, GPa 1.5 to 7.0
3.5
Flexural Strength, MPa 41 to 100
80
Impact Strength: Notched Izod, J/m 42 to 95
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 36 to 93
47

Thermal Properties

Glass Transition Temperature, °C 170
85
Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C 73 to 160
69
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
95
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1230 to 1900
880
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 30 to 90
61

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 0.91 to 1.2
1.4

Common Calculations

Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 21
9.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 37
20