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PVC-P vs. EN 1.4710 Stainless Steel

PVC-P and EN 1.4710 stainless steel belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. PVC-P is a polymeric material, while EN 1.4710 stainless steel is a metal. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 13 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (25, 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 EN 1.4710 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 1.4
190
Elongation at Break, % 180
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.39
0.29

Thermal Properties

Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 70
360
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 75
750
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 190
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1400
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 0.17
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 160
9.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.4
7.7

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 0.57
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 28
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 0.090
6.5