LCP vs. EVA
Both LCP and EVA are thermoplastics. There are 11 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is LCP and the bottom bar is EVA.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 11 to 24 | |
| 0.015 to 0.080 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.0 to 3.0 | |
| 300 to 800 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 180 to 230 | |
| 3.0 to 35 |
Thermal Properties
| Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C | 520 | |
| 450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 280 | |
| 55 to 95 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1020 to 1200 | |
| 1400 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.4 to 1.6 | |
| 0.93 to 1.0 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 4.4 to 8.9 | |
| 0.0087 to 0.048 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 51 to 65 | |
| 8.6 to 15 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 33 to 43 | |
| 0.87 to 10 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 45 to 56 | |
| 4.8 to 26 |