PTT vs. Unfilled PTFE
Both PTT and unfilled PTFE are thermoplastics. There are 11 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 PTT and the bottom bar is unfilled PTFE.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 2.5 | |
| 0.45 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 60 | |
| 300 |
| Flexural Modulus, GPa | 2.8 | |
| 0.4 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 100 | |
| 50 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 60 | |
| 25 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 230 | |
| 330 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.3 | |
| 2.2 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 1.0 | |
| 0.12 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 34 | |
| 12 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 3.2 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 26 | |
| 8.7 |