PFA vs. PHB
Both PFA and PHB are thermoplastics. There are 11 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 PFA and the bottom bar is PHB.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elongation at Break, % | 300 | |
| 7.5 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 30 | |
| 30 |
Thermal Properties
| Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C | 50 | |
| 60 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 260 | |
| 120 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 300 | |
| 180 |
Electrical Properties
| Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 Hz | 2.1 | |
| 3.0 |
| Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude, 10x Ω-m | 16 | |
| 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.2 | |
| 1.3 |
| Water Absorption After 24 Hours, % | 0 | |
| 0.75 |
Common Calculations
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 3.9 | |
| 6.7 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 10 | |
| 17 |