Chapter 15 - 2 2 Mechanical Properties of Polymers – Stress-Strain Behavior Fracture strengths of polymers ~ 10% of those for metals Deformation strains for polymers > 1000% – for most metals, deformation strains < 10% brittle polymer plastic elastomer elastic moduli – less than for metals Adapted from Fig.
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