Polymer |
Melting
temperature (°C) |
Young’s
modulus
(GPA) |
Tensile
strength (MPa) |
ELASTICITY (%) |
P(3HB) |
175-180 |
3.5–4 |
40 |
3–8 |
P(4HB) |
53 |
149 |
104 |
n.a. |
P(3HB-co-3HV)
(3 mol% HV) |
170 |
2.9 |
38 |
n.a. |
P(3HB-co-3HV)
(20 mol% HV) |
145 |
1.2 |
32 |
50–100 |
P(3HB-co-4HV)
(3 mol% HV) |
166 |
n.a. |
28 |
45 |
P(3HB-co-4HV)
(10 mol% HV) |
159 |
n.a. |
24 |
242 |
P(3HO) |
61 |
n.a. |
6–10 |
300–450 |
Polystyrene
(PS) |
80–110 |
3.0–3.1 |
50 |
3–4 |
Polypropylene (iPP) |
176 |
1.7 |
34.5 |
400 |
Nylon-6,6 |
265 |
2.8 |
83 |
60 |
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