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7075 Aluminum vs. PPS

7075 aluminum and PPS belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. 7075 aluminum is a metal, while PPS is a polymeric material. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 7 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (32, 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 7075 aluminum and the bottom bar is PPS.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 3.0
1.3 to 1.7
Elongation at Break, % 1.8 to 12
2.5 to 11
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
910 to 1000
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 54
16 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 52
30 to 52
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 590
75 to 190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
20 to 45