Table 5.
Mechanical properties of high-performance sheet materials.
| Type of Sheet | Tensile Strength (MPa) |
Elastic Modulus (GPa) |
Fracturing Strain (%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aramid | 200~2500 | 73~120 | 1.8~3.0 | |
| E-Glass | 1500 | 80 | 1.9 | |
| Carbon | High strength | 3400 | 230 | 1.5 |
| High modulus | 1900 | 540 | 0.35 | |
| PBO * | 3500 | 240 | 1.5 | |
| Dyneema | 1832 | 60 | 3.08 | |
| PET * | 923 | 6.7 | 13.8 | |
| PEN * | 1028 | 22.6 | 4.5 | |
| PAF * | 1730 | 40 | 6 | |
* PBO (Polypara-phenylene-Benzo-bis-Oxazole), PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate/polyester), PEN (Polyethylene Naphthalate), PAF (Polyacetal).