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PETG vs. S21900 Stainless Steel

PETG and S21900 stainless steel belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. PETG is a polymeric material, while S21900 stainless steel is a metal. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 14 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (33, 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 PETG and the bottom bar is S21900 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 2.2
200
Shear Strength, MPa 62
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 53
710

Thermal Properties

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 140
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1200
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 0.29
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 68
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.3
7.7

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 1.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 34
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 0.19
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
15