PETG vs. LCP
Both PETG and LCP are thermoplastics. There are 12 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 PETG and the bottom bar is LCP.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 2.2 | |
| 11 to 24 |
| Flexural Modulus, GPa | 2.1 | |
| 9.0 to 23 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 77 | |
| 160 to 320 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 53 | |
| 180 to 230 |
Thermal Properties
| Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C | 69 | |
| 240 to 270 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 140 | |
| 280 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1200 | |
| 1020 to 1200 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.3 | |
| 1.4 to 1.6 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 1.0 | |
| 4.4 to 8.9 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 34 | |
| 51 to 65 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
| 33 to 43 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 45 to 56 |