PHB vs. EMA
Both PHB and EMA are thermoplastics. There are 7 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is PHB and the bottom bar is EMA.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.3 | |
| 0.94 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 7.5 | |
| 800 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 180 | |
| 78 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 6.7 | |
| 2.4 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
| 9.5 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 30 | |
| 8.0 |
| Vicat Softening Temperature, °C | 58 | |
| 51 |