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PTFE vs. C18200 Copper

PTFE and C18200 copper belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. PTFE is a polymeric material, while C18200 copper is a metal. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 9 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (30, 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 C18200 copper.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.1 to 2.3
8.9
Elongation at Break, % 75 to 300
11 to 40
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 260 to 270
200
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 330 to 340
1070
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 1.7 to 3.2
9.6 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 5.7 to 8.7
11 to 16
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 13 to 25
310 to 530
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 0.24 to 0.65
320
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 110 to 120
18