PEEK vs. C72700 Copper-nickel
PEEK and C72700 copper-nickel belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. PEEK is a polymeric material, while C72700 copper-nickel is a metal. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 16 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (26, 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 C72700 copper-nickel.
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 4.0 to 24 | |
120 |
Elongation at Break, % | 1.6 to 43 | |
4.0 to 36 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 50 to 100 | |
310 to 620 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 97 to 200 | |
460 to 1070 |
Thermal Properties
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 330 | |
200 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 340 | |
930 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1390 to 1700 | |
380 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 0.25 to 0.93 | |
54 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 15 to 52 | |
17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 1.3 to 1.5 | |
8.8 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 1.5 to 10 | |
7.4 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 36 to 73 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 to 41 | |
14 to 34 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 36 to 55 | |
15 to 26 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 0.1 to 0.51 | |
16 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 34 to 57 | |
16 to 38 |