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PES vs. 2025 Aluminum

PES and 2025 aluminum belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. PES is a polymeric material, while 2025 aluminum is a metal. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 14 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (34, 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 PES and the bottom bar is 2025 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 2.6
72
Elongation at Break, % 65
15
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 87
400

Thermal Properties

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
190
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1100
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 0.18
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 53
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.4
3.0

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 1.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 33
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32
40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 0.12
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 45
18