COC vs. UPVC
Both COC and uPVC are thermoplastics. There are 13 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (18, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is COC and the bottom bar is uPVC.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 3.0 | |
| 3.7 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.5 | |
| 58 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 60 | |
| 47 |
Thermal Properties
| Heat Deflection Temperature At 455 kPa (66 psi), °C | 130 | |
| 90 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 60 | |
| 61 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude, 10x Ω-m | 14 | |
| 15 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.0 | |
| 1.4 |
| Water Absorption After 24 Hours, % | 0 | |
| 0.24 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 1.7 | |
| 1.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 48 | |
| 37 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 9.1 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 34 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 24 | |
| 15 |