20 GF PC vs. PBT
Both 20 GF PC and PBT are thermoplastics. There are 14 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 20 GF PC and the bottom bar is PBT.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 5.9 | |
| 2.7 to 8.7 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.5 | |
| 2.5 to 43 |
| Flexural Modulus, GPa | 5.7 | |
| 2.6 to 9.1 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 130 | |
| 79 to 210 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 110 | |
| 58 to 140 |
Thermal Properties
| Glass Transition Temperature, °C | 150 | |
| 40 |
| Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C | 150 | |
| 4.0 |
| Heat Deflection Temperature At 455 kPa (66 psi), °C | 150 | |
| 160 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1090 | |
| 1040 to 1200 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.3 | |
| 1.3 to 1.5 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 2.4 | |
| 1.1 to 3.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 45 | |
| 35 to 45 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 | |
| 12 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 38 | |
| 25 to 38 |