PC vs. PPO
Both PC and PPO are thermoplastics. There are 11 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 PC and the bottom bar is PPO.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.5 to 110 | |
| 3.5 to 28 |
| Flexural Modulus, GPa | 2.3 to 10 | |
| 2.5 to 8.6 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 92 to 160 | |
| 92 to 140 |
| Impact Strength: Notched Izod, J/m | 140 to 440 | |
| 80 to 270 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 66 to 160 | |
| 63 to 140 |
Thermal Properties
| Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C | 130 to 150 | |
| 120 to 140 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1000 to 1200 | |
| 1020 to 1250 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 10 to 69 | |
| 25 to 60 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.2 to 1.4 | |
| 1.1 to 1.4 |
Common Calculations
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 30 | |
| 16 to 27 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 30 to 45 | |
| 33 to 42 |