30 GF PTFE vs. ECTFE
Both 30 GF PTFE and ECTFE are thermoplastics. There are 16 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 30 GF PTFE and the bottom bar is ECTFE.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elongation at Break, % | 270 | |
| 230 |
| Flexural Modulus, GPa | 1.3 | |
| 1.7 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 13 | |
| 47 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 14 | |
| 49 |
Thermal Properties
| Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C | 66 | |
| 91 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 260 | |
| 150 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 340 | |
| 240 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 0.45 | |
| 0.15 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 120 | |
| 100 |
Electrical Properties
| Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 MHz | 2.4 | |
| 2.6 |
| Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude, 10x Ω-m | 15 | |
| 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.3 | |
| 1.7 |
| Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), % | 90 | |
| 60 |
| Water Absorption After 24 Hours, % | 0.020 | |
| 0.094 |
Common Calculations
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 1.7 | |
| 8.1 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 5.7 | |
| 18 |