PVF vs. CPVC

Both PVF and CPVC are thermoplastics. There are 16 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

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

Polyvinyl Fluoride (PVF)Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride (CPVC, PVC-C)

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Mechanical Properties

Flexural Strength, MPa		90
Flexural Strength, MPa		100

Impact Strength: Notched Izod, J/m		100
Impact Strength: Notched Izod, J/m		510

Rockwell R Hardness		83
Rockwell R Hardness		120

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		65
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		50

Thermal Properties

Glass Transition Temperature, °C		-20
Glass Transition Temperature, °C		100

Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C		90
Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C		91

Maximum Temperature: Autoignition, °C		480
Maximum Temperature: Autoignition, °C		640

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		110
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		80

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		780

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		0.13
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		0.31

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		65

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		1.4
Density, g/cm³		1.5

Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), %		23
Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), %		57

Common Calculations

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		13
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		9.4

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		0.071
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		0.27

PVF vs. CPVC

Mechanical Properties

Thermal Properties

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Common Calculations

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