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PVC-P vs. EN 1.4740 Stainless Steel

PVC-P and EN 1.4740 stainless steel belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. PVC-P is a polymeric material, while EN 1.4740 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 1.4740 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 1.4
200
Elongation at Break, % 180
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.39
0.28

Thermal Properties

Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 70
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 75
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 190
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1400
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 0.17
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 160
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.4
7.6

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 0.57
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 28
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 0.090
4.8