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MDF vs. PTFE

MDF belongs to the wood-based materials classification, while PTFE belongs to the thermoplastics. There are 8 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (19, 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 MDF and the bottom bar is PTFE.

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Material Properties

Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa 10
6.9 to 24
Density, g/cm3 0.75
2.1 to 2.3
Elongation at Break, % 0.5
75 to 300
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.7
1.7 to 3.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
5.7 to 8.7
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 18
13 to 25
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 0.3
0.24 to 0.65
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
110 to 120