PS vs. LCP
Both PS and LCP are thermoplastics. There are 12 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is PS and the bottom bar is LCP.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 1.9 to 2.9 | |
| 11 to 24 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.8 to 40 | |
| 1.0 to 3.0 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 62 to 80 | |
| 160 to 320 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 32 to 44 | |
| 180 to 230 |
Thermal Properties
| Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C | 320 to 330 | |
| 520 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1250 to 1400 | |
| 1020 to 1200 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.0 | |
| 1.4 to 1.6 |
| Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), % | 18 | |
| 35 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 1.0 to 1.5 | |
| 4.4 to 8.9 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 40 to 45 | |
| 51 to 65 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 8.5 to 12 | |
| 33 to 43 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 26 | |
| 45 to 56 |