PETG vs. ETFE
Both PETG and ETFE are thermoplastics. There are 20 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 PETG and the bottom bar is ETFE.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 2.2 | |
| 1.5 |
| Flexural Modulus, GPa | 2.1 | |
| 1.2 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 53 | |
| 46 |
Thermal Properties
| Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C | 69 | |
| 50 |
| Heat Deflection Temperature At 455 kPa (66 psi), °C | 73 | |
| 80 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 140 | |
| 260 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1200 | |
| 1000 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 0.29 | |
| 0.24 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 68 | |
| 95 |
Electrical Properties
| Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 Hz | 2.6 | |
| 2.1 |
| Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 MHz | 2.4 | |
| 2.6 |
| Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm | 16 | |
| 16 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.3 | |
| 1.8 |
| Water Absorption After 24 Hours, % | 0.2 | |
| 0.010 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 1.0 | |
| 0.48 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 34 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
| 7.3 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 0.19 | |
| 0.14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 | |
| 23 |