PHB vs. PLA
Both PHB and PLA are thermoplastics. There are 11 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is PHB and the bottom bar is PLA.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 1.3 | |
| 3.5 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 7.5 | |
| 6.0 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 20 | |
| 80 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 30 | |
| 50 |
Thermal Properties
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 120 | |
| 50 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 180 | |
| 160 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.3 | |
| 1.3 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 0.58 | |
| 1.6 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 29 | |
| 40 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 6.7 | |
| 11 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
| 24 |