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3003 Aluminum vs. PPO

3003 aluminum and PPO belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. 3003 aluminum is a metal, while PPO is a polymeric material. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 8 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (34, 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 3003 aluminum and the bottom bar is PPO.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.8
1.1 to 1.4
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 28
3.5 to 28
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
100 to 110
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
1020 to 1250
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 24
16 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 30
33 to 42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110 to 240
63 to 140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
25 to 60