EPDM Rubber vs. PAI
EPDM rubber belongs to the thermoset elastomers (rubber) classification, while PAI belongs to the thermoplastics. There are 11 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EPDM rubber and the bottom bar is PAI.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elongation at Break, % | 400 | |
| 3.0 to 12 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 13 | |
| 100 to 180 |
Thermal Properties
| Glass Transition Temperature, °C | -60 | |
| 280 |
| Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C | 290 | |
| 490 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 160 | |
| 260 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 2000 | |
| 910 to 1000 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 0.2 | |
| 0.26 to 0.53 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.0 | |
| 1.4 to 1.6 |
Common Calculations
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 3.6 | |
| 19 to 34 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 12 | |
| 33 to 49 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 0.1 | |
| 0.16 to 0.41 |