PC vs. PPS
Both PC and PPS are thermoplastics. There are 13 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is PC and the bottom bar is PPS.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.5 to 110 | |
| 2.5 to 11 |
| Flexural Modulus, GPa | 2.3 to 10 | |
| 13 to 17 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 92 to 160 | |
| 120 to 190 |
| Impact Strength: Notched Izod, J/m | 140 to 440 | |
| 21 to 80 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 66 to 160 | |
| 75 to 190 |
Thermal Properties
| Glass Transition Temperature, °C | 150 | |
| 190 to 290 |
| Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C | 130 to 150 | |
| 130 to 260 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1000 to 1200 | |
| 910 to 1000 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 10 to 69 | |
| 20 to 45 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.2 to 1.4 | |
| 1.3 to 1.7 |
| Water Absorption At Saturation, % | 0.16 to 0.19 | |
| 0.060 to 0.1 |
Common Calculations
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 30 | |
| 16 to 37 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 30 to 45 | |
| 30 to 52 |