30 GF PPO vs. PPE

Both 30 GF PPO and PPE are thermoplastics. There are 12 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 30 GF PPO and the bottom bar is PPE.

30% Glass Fiber (30 GF) PPO Polyphenylene Ether (PPE)

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Mechanical Properties

Flexural Strength, MPa		140
Flexural Strength, MPa		75

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		120
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		55

Thermal Properties

Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C		140
Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C		120

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		110
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		90

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		1200

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		90

Electrical Properties

Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm		21
Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm		19

Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude, 10^x Ω-m		15
Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude, 10^x Ω-m		13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		1.4
Density, g/cm³		1.1

Water Absorption After 24 Hours, %		0.060
Water Absorption After 24 Hours, %		0.23

Common Calculations

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		14

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		30