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Ionomer vs. PTFE

Both ionomer and PTFE are thermoplastics. There are 7 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (17, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ionomer and the bottom bar is PTFE.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 0.94
2.1 to 2.3
Elongation at Break, % 350
75 to 300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 75
260 to 270
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 94
330 to 340
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
1.7 to 3.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
5.7 to 8.7
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 37
13 to 25