PET vs. PP Random Copolymer
Both PET and PP random copolymer are thermoplastics. There are 13 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 PET and the bottom bar is PP random copolymer.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 3.5 to 11 | |
| 0.9 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.5 to 70 | |
| 12 |
| Flexural Modulus, GPa | 8.3 to 14 | |
| 1.3 |
| Impact Strength: Notched Izod, J/m | 43 to 85 | |
| 350 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 60 to 140 | |
| 33 |
Thermal Properties
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 80 | |
| 80 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 260 | |
| 150 |
Electrical Properties
| Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 Hz | 3.7 | |
| 2.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.4 to 1.6 | |
| 0.9 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 1.2 to 4.4 | |
| 0.56 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 32 to 54 | |
| 36 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 12 to 27 | |
| 10 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 to 41 | |
| 25 |