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3003 Aluminum vs. PHB

3003 aluminum and PHB belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. 3003 aluminum is a metal, while PHB is a polymeric material. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 10 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (28, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 3003 aluminum and the bottom bar is PHB.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.8
1.3
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
1.3
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 28
7.5
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
120
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
0.58
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
29
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 24
6.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 30
17
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 110 to 240
30