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PP Homopolymer vs. ECTFE

Both PP homopolymer and ECTFE are thermoplastics. There are 12 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (20, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is PP homopolymer and the bottom bar is ECTFE.

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Mechanical Properties

Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 80
230
Flexural Modulus, GPa 1.5 to 7.0
1.7
Flexural Strength, MPa 41 to 100
47
Rockwell R Hardness 90 to 110
93
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 36 to 93
49

Thermal Properties

Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C 73 to 160
91
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
150
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1230 to 1900
1170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 30 to 90
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 0.91 to 1.2
1.7

Common Calculations

Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 21
8.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 37
18