Melamine vs. PET
Melamine belongs to the thermoset plastics classification, while PET 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 melamine and the bottom bar is PET.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 7.0 | |
| 3.5 to 11 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.0 | |
| 2.5 to 70 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 30 | |
| 60 to 140 |
Thermal Properties
| Maximum Temperature: Autoignition, °C | 350 | |
| 410 |
| Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C | 350 | |
| 390 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1200 | |
| 1000 to 1150 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.5 | |
| 1.4 to 1.6 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 2.6 | |
| 1.2 to 4.4 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 43 | |
| 32 to 54 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 5.6 | |
| 12 to 27 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
| 25 to 41 |