PP Homopolymer vs. PBT
Both PP homopolymer and PBT are thermoplastics. There are 10 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is PP homopolymer and the bottom bar is PBT.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 0.91 to 1.2 | |
| 1.3 to 1.5 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.0 to 80 | |
| 2.5 to 43 |
| Flexural Modulus, GPa | 1.5 to 7.0 | |
| 2.6 to 9.1 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 41 to 100 | |
| 79 to 210 |
| Glass Transition Temperature, °C | 170 | |
| 40 |
| Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C | 73 to 160 | |
| 4.0 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1230 to 1900 | |
| 1040 to 1200 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 11 to 21 | |
| 12 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 27 to 37 | |
| 25 to 38 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 36 to 93 | |
| 58 to 140 |