PAI vs. PET
Both PAI and PET are thermoplastics. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is PAI and the bottom bar is PET.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 4.0 to 8.3 | |
| 3.5 to 11 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.0 to 12 | |
| 2.5 to 70 |
| Flexural Modulus, GPa | 4.0 to 6.8 | |
| 8.3 to 14 |
| Impact Strength: Notched Izod, J/m | 45 to 140 | |
| 43 to 85 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 100 to 180 | |
| 60 to 140 |
Thermal Properties
| Glass Transition Temperature, °C | 280 | |
| 70 |
| Maximum Temperature: Autoignition, °C | 530 | |
| 410 |
| Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C | 490 | |
| 390 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 260 | |
| 80 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 910 to 1000 | |
| 1000 to 1150 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.4 to 1.6 | |
| 1.4 to 1.6 |
| Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), % | 45 | |
| 21 |
| Water Absorption At Saturation, % | 1.5 to 1.7 | |
| 0.24 to 0.5 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 1.6 to 3.2 | |
| 1.2 to 4.4 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 38 to 47 | |
| 32 to 54 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 34 | |
| 12 to 27 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 33 to 49 | |
| 25 to 41 |