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PFA vs. PVF

Both PFA and PVF are thermoplastics. There are 12 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 PVF.

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Mechanical Properties

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 30
65

Thermal Properties

Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C 50
90
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 260
110
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 300
230
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
1300
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 0.25
0.13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 120
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.2
1.4
Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), % 80
23

Common Calculations

Strength to Weight: Axial, points 3.9
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 0.12
0.071