PPE vs. PETG
Both PPE and PETG are thermoplastics. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is PPE and the bottom bar is PETG.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 2.3 | |
| 2.2 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 75 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 55 | |
| 53 |
Thermal Properties
| Glass Transition Temperature, °C | 85 | |
| 81 |
| Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C | 120 | |
| 69 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 260 | |
| 140 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1200 | |
| 1200 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 0.22 | |
| 0.29 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 90 | |
| 68 |
Electrical Properties
| Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 MHz | 2.7 | |
| 2.4 |
| Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm | 19 | |
| 16 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.1 | |
| 1.3 |
| Water Absorption After 24 Hours, % | 0.23 | |
| 0.2 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 1.2 | |
| 1.0 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 42 | |
| 34 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 12 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 30 | |
| 25 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 0.17 | |
| 0.19 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 | |
| 25 |