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FEP vs. PEEK

Both FEP and PEEK are thermoplastics. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is FEP and the bottom bar is PEEK.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 0.43
4.0 to 24
Elongation at Break, % 300
1.6 to 43
Flexural Modulus, GPa 0.6
3.8 to 19
Flexural Strength, MPa 24
150 to 330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 20
97 to 200

Thermal Properties

Glass Transition Temperature, °C 60
240
Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C 50
160 to 300
Maximum Temperature: Autoignition, °C 630
600
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
330
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 260
340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1170
1390 to 1700
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 0.22
0.25 to 0.93
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 95
15 to 52

Electrical Properties

Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude, 10x Ω-m 16
3.0 to 14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.1
1.3 to 1.5
Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), % 80
38
Water Absorption After 24 Hours, % 0.010
0.060 to 0.3

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 0.11
1.5 to 10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 12
36 to 73
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 2.6
20 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.6
36 to 55
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 0.088
0.1 to 0.51
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35
34 to 57