CAP vs. PVF

Both CAP and PVF are thermoplastics. There are 11 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (18, in this case) are not shown.

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

Cellulose Acetate Propionate (CAP)Polyvinyl Fluoride (PVF)

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Mechanical Properties

Flexural Strength, MPa		29 to 56
Flexural Strength, MPa		90

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		28 to 45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		65

Thermal Properties

Glass Transition Temperature, °C		190
Glass Transition Temperature, °C		-20

Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C		65 to 80
Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C		90

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		1480
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		1.2
Density, g/cm³		1.4

Common Calculations

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		6.5 to 10
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		13

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		26

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		0.14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		0.071

CAP vs. PVF

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Thermal Properties

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

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