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PMP vs. PC

Both PMP and PC are thermoplastics. There are 9 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (17, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is PMP and the bottom bar is PC.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 0.83
1.2 to 1.4
Elongation at Break, % 30
3.5 to 110
Glass Transition Temperature, °C 30
150
Impact Strength: Notched Izod, J/m 130
140 to 440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1750
1000 to 1200
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
15 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
30 to 45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 24
66 to 160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 120
10 to 69