PPO vs. EVA
Both PPO and EVA are thermoplastics. There are 8 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (18, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is PPO and the bottom bar is EVA.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.1 to 1.4 | |
| 0.93 to 1.0 |
| Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 Hz | 2.7 to 3.2 | |
| 2.8 |
| Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm | 19 to 21 | |
| 21 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.5 to 28 | |
| 300 to 800 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1020 to 1250 | |
| 1400 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 27 | |
| 0.87 to 10 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 33 to 42 | |
| 4.8 to 26 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 63 to 140 | |
| 3.0 to 35 |