PS vs. PPS
Both PS and PPS are thermoplastics. There are 10 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (20, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is PS and the bottom bar is PPS.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.0 | |
| 1.3 to 1.7 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.8 to 40 | |
| 2.5 to 11 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 62 to 80 | |
| 120 to 190 |
| Glass Transition Temperature, °C | 100 | |
| 190 to 290 |
| Impact Strength: Notched Izod, J/m | 19 to 45 | |
| 21 to 80 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1250 to 1400 | |
| 910 to 1000 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 8.5 to 12 | |
| 16 to 37 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 26 | |
| 30 to 52 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 32 to 44 | |
| 75 to 190 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 80 to 98 | |
| 20 to 45 |