CA vs. RPU
CA belongs to the thermoplastics classification, while RPU belongs to the thermoset plastics. There are 16 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is CA and the bottom bar is RPU.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elongation at Break, % | 25 to 30 | |
| 90 |
| Flexural Modulus, GPa | 1.7 to 2.1 | |
| 2.0 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 40 to 55 | |
| 83 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 30 to 37 | |
| 60 |
Thermal Properties
| Maximum Temperature: Autoignition, °C | 400 | |
| 380 |
| Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C | 250 | |
| 270 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1500 | |
| 1750 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 0.25 | |
| 0.19 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 63 |
| Vicat Softening Temperature, °C | 100 to 110 | |
| 120 |
Electrical Properties
| Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm | 15 | |
| 19 |
| Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude, 10x Ω-m | 16 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.3 | |
| 1.2 |
Common Calculations
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 6.4 to 7.9 | |
| 14 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 19 | |
| 28 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 0.13 | |
| 0.090 |