CA vs. PVF

Both CA and PVF are thermoplastics. There are 14 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

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

Cellulose Acetate (CA)Polyvinyl Fluoride (PVF)

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Mechanical Properties

Flexural Strength, MPa		40 to 55
Flexural Strength, MPa		90

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		30 to 37
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		65

Thermal Properties

Glass Transition Temperature, °C		230
Glass Transition Temperature, °C		-20

Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C		65 to 75
Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C		90

Maximum Temperature: Autoignition, °C		400
Maximum Temperature: Autoignition, °C		480

Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C		250
Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C		360

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		1500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		1300

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		0.25
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		0.13

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		1.3
Density, g/cm³		1.4

Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), %		17
Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), %		23

Common Calculations

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		6.4 to 7.9
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		13

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		26

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		0.13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		0.071

CA vs. PVF

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Thermal Properties

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

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