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PP

Standard: ISO 1873Category: Plastics

Typical properties and references

Key properties

Representative values at room temperature unless noted.

Density (kg/m3)
900 kg/m3
Young's modulus E (GPa)
1.5 GPa
Shear modulus G (GPa)
0.6 GPa
Yield strength (MPa)
35 MPa
Ultimate tensile strength (MPa)
40 MPa
Thermal expansion α (um/m-K)
100 um/m-K

Notes

Typical values; grade and moisture dependent.

Use in tools

Prefill a calculator with this material's properties.

Sources

Reference documents and handbooks used for typical values.

  • ISO 1043
  • Material datasheets