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PTFE vs. Ferrite

PTFE and ferrite belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. PTFE is a polymeric material, while ferrite is ceramic. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 10 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, 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 PTFE and the bottom bar is ferrite.

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Material Properties

Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa 6.9 to 24
430 to 2000
Density, g/cm3 2.1 to 2.3
4.7 to 4.8
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 MHz 2.1 to 2.4
12 to 270
Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude, 10x Ω-m 2.0 to 18
1.0 to 1.5
Flexural Strength, MPa 13 to 50
120 to 150
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 1.7 to 3.2
2.8 to 4.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 5.7 to 8.7
6.2 to 8.0
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 13 to 25
48 to 71
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 0.24 to 0.65
3.9 to 6.3
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 110 to 120
8.0 to 9.3