PVF vs. CAB
Both PVF and CAB are thermoplastics. There are 12 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (17, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is PVF and the bottom bar is CAB.
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Mechanical Properties
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 90 | |
| 21 to 57 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 65 | |
| 20 to 50 |
Thermal Properties
| Glass Transition Temperature, °C | -20 | |
| 140 |
| Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C | 90 | |
| 53 to 82 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1300 | |
| 1460 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 0.13 | |
| 0.25 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 100 | |
| 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.4 | |
| 1.2 |
| Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), % | 23 | |
| 18 |
Common Calculations
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 4.8 to 12 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 26 | |
| 14 to 25 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 0.071 | |
| 0.14 to 0.15 |