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PVC-P vs. AISI 348H Stainless Steel

PVC-P and AISI 348H stainless steel belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. PVC-P is a polymeric material, while AISI 348H stainless steel is a metal. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (28, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is PVC-P and the bottom bar is AISI 348H stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 1.4
200
Elongation at Break, % 180
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.39
0.28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 16
580

Thermal Properties

Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 70
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 75
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 190
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1400
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 0.17
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 160
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.4
7.8

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 0.57
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 28
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 3.2
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 0.090
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.9
13