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PBT vs. PFA

Both PBT and PFA are thermoplastics. There are 11 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (17, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is PBT and the bottom bar is PFA.

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Mechanical Properties

Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 43
300
Flexural Modulus, GPa 2.6 to 9.1
0.7
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 58 to 140
30

Thermal Properties

Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C 4.0
50
Heat Deflection Temperature At 455 kPa (66 psi), °C 160
75
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 230
300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1040 to 1200
1000

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.3 to 1.5
2.2
Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), % 20
80

Common Calculations

Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 25
3.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 38
10