PPS vs. PTFE
Both PPS and PTFE are thermoplastics. There are 10 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 PPS and the bottom bar is PTFE.
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Material Properties
| Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa | 95 to 160 | |
| 6.9 to 24 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.3 to 1.7 | |
| 2.1 to 2.3 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.5 to 11 | |
| 75 to 300 |
| Flexural Modulus, GPa | 13 to 17 | |
| 0.4 to 1.3 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 120 to 190 | |
| 13 to 50 |
| Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C | 130 to 260 | |
| 66 to 70 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 37 | |
| 1.7 to 3.2 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 30 to 52 | |
| 5.7 to 8.7 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 75 to 190 | |
| 13 to 25 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 to 45 | |
| 110 to 120 |