Material Properties

Cellulose Acetate

Material Properties for Cellulose Acetate

Physical specifications of materials.

Materials Cellulose Acetate
  Description
Density g/cc 1.28
  lb/in^3 0.04625
Hardness Brinell unless specified 70(Rockwell-R)
Tensile Strength ultimate Mpa 33
  Ksi 4.785
Yield Strength MPa 26
  Ksi 3.77
Modulus of Elasticity Gpa 1.7
  10^6 Psi 0.2463768112
Poisson’s Ratio  
%Elongation at break 35
%Reduction of area
Izod Impact J 2.42
  Ft-lb 1.785476
Fracture Toughness Mpa(m)^0.5
  Ksi(in)^0.5
Thermal conductivity W/m-K 0.25
  Btu/ft-h-F 0.1445086705
Specific Heat Cpacity J/g-K 1.4
  Btu/lb-F 0.336
Coefficient of thermal expansion 1E-6/K 159
  1E-6/F 88.466165343
Electrical Resistivity Ohm-cm 1000000000000