LCP vs. PTFE
Both LCP and PTFE are thermoplastics. There are 10 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 LCP and the bottom bar is PTFE.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.4 to 1.6 | |
| 2.1 to 2.3 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.0 to 3.0 | |
| 75 to 300 |
| Flexural Modulus, GPa | 9.0 to 23 | |
| 0.4 to 1.3 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 160 to 320 | |
| 13 to 50 |
| Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C | 240 to 270 | |
| 66 to 70 |
| Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), % | 35 | |
| 90 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 280 | |
| 330 to 340 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 33 to 43 | |
| 1.7 to 3.2 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 45 to 56 | |
| 5.7 to 8.7 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 180 to 230 | |
| 13 to 25 |