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PEEK vs. Yttria

PEEK and yttria belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. PEEK is a polymeric material, while yttria is ceramic. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 11 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (19, 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 yttria.

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Mechanical Properties

Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa 120 to 300
390
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 4.0 to 24
120

Thermal Properties

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 330
2000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 340
2440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1390 to 1700
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 0.25 to 0.93
0.3
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15 to 52
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.3 to 1.5
5.0

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 1.5 to 10
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 73
32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 0.1 to 0.51
0.14