Plastic Properties Table

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Use our interactive properties table below to explore by property group, sort, or compare two or more plastic
materials. Also, you may want to use our Plastic Material Selection Guide or Interactive Thermoplastics Triangle to assist with
the material selection process based on your application requirements. For chemically resistant plastic, view our
Chemical Resistance of Plastics chart.

Table features and directions:

View plastic materials found under a speci c property group: Click on the tab of a speci c property group.
Sort plastic materials: Click the down or up arrows (triangles) or column headings to sort plastic materials or material properties.
Compare plastic materials: Select two or more materials and then press "Compare Materials".
Find more information about a speci c plastic material: Click on a speci c plastic material for more information.
Read property descriptions: What is "tensile strength", "izod impact", or "coe cient of friction"? Mouse over a property heading or view a
list of property descriptions.

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Material Properties: Physical

Speci c Gravity Water Absorption

MATERIALS
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Units %
ASTM Test D792 D570

ABS 1.04 0.30

Acetal 1.42 0.25

Acrylic 1.19 0.20

Aluminum Composite  -   - 

Material (ACM)

CAB 1.20 1.40

CE Canvas Phenolic 1.37 -

DuPont™ Vespel® Polyimide 1.43 0.24

ECTFE 1.68 <0.10

Engravable Sheet  -   - 

ETFE 1.70 0.007

EVA - -

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MATERIALS
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Units %
ASTM Test D792 D570

Expanded PVC - 0.15 - 0.30

FEP 2.12 - 2.17 <0.01

Fluted Polypropylene - -
Boards

Foam Boards - -

G10/FR-4 Glass Epoxy 1.80 -

GPO-3 Thermoset 1.80 -

HDPE 0.96 0.10

High Impact Polystyrene 1.04 -

KYDEX® Thermoplastic 1.35 0.05 - 0.08

Sheet

LDPE 0.92 0.10

LE Linen Phenolic 1.34 -

Noryl® 1.08 0.07

Nylon 1.14 1.20

PAI 1.41 0.30

PBT 1.30 0.08

PCTFE 2.11 - 2.17 0

PEEK 1.32 0.50

PET 1.38 0.10

PETG 1.27 0.20

PFA 2.12 - 2.17 <0.03

Polycarbonate 1.20 0.15

Polycarbonate Film 1.20 0.35

Polyester Film 1.39 0.40

Polypropylene 0.91 slight

PPS 1.35 0.02

PPSU 1.29 0.37

PSU 1.24 0.30

PTFE 2.15 <0.01

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MATERIALS
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Units %
ASTM Test D792 D570

PVC 1.42 0.06

PVDF 1.78 0.02

SentryGlas® Interlayer 0.95 -

Surlyn® 0.94 - 0.97 -

TPE 0.95 -

UHMW 0.93 slight

Ultem® 1.27 0.25

XX Paper Phenolic 1.35 -

* View additional table for data – click material name

Properties for some of the materials above represent a speci c grade, formulation, speci cation, or brand including the following: Acetal (Homopolymer), Acrylic
(Continuously Processed), DuPont™ Vespel® Polyimide (Vespel® SP-1), ECTFE (Halar® 901), ETFE (Tefzel® HT-2183), Expanded PVC (Celtec® 3mm-12mm
thickness), KYDEX® Thermoplastic Sheet (KYDEX® 100), Noryl® (Modi ed PPO), Nylon (6/6 Extruded), PET (Semicrystalline), Polycarbonate Film (Makrofol® DE
1-1), Polyester Film (Skyrol® SH82 .005" thickness), Polypropylene (Homopolymer), PPSU (Radel® R), PVDF (Homopolymer).

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guarantee the accuracy or completeness of any information contained herein and it is the customer’s responsibility to conduct its own review and make its own
determination regarding the suitability of speci c products for any given application.

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