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PEEK vs. ASTM B817 Type II

PEEK and ASTM B817 type II belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. PEEK is a polymeric material, while ASTM B817 type II is a metal. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 13 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (29, 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 PEEK and the bottom bar is ASTM B817 type II.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 4.0 to 24
100
Elongation at Break, % 1.6 to 43
3.0 to 13
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 97 to 200
900 to 960

Thermal Properties

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 330
350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 340
1530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1390 to 1700
550
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15 to 52
9.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.3 to 1.5
4.6

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 1.5 to 10
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 73
34
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 41
55 to 58
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 55
45 to 47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 34 to 57
62 to 66