PPSU vs. PVF

Both PPSU and PVF are thermoplastics. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is PPSU and the bottom bar is PVF.

Polyphenylsulfone (PPSU)Polyvinyl Fluoride (PVF)

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Mechanical Properties

Flexural Strength, MPa		130
Flexural Strength, MPa		90

Impact Strength: Notched Izod, J/m		80
Impact Strength: Notched Izod, J/m		100

Rockwell R Hardness		130
Rockwell R Hardness		83

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		95
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		65

Thermal Properties

Glass Transition Temperature, °C		220
Glass Transition Temperature, °C		-20

Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C		210
Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C		90

Maximum Temperature: Autoignition, °C		580
Maximum Temperature: Autoignition, °C		480

Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C		560
Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C		360

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		160
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		110

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		1300

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		0.24
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		0.13

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		1.4
Density, g/cm³		1.4

Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), %		38
Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), %		23

Common Calculations

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		13

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		26

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		0.17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		0.071

PPSU vs. PVF

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