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PVF vs. PPE

Both PVF and PPE are thermoplastics. There are 14 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is PVF and the bottom bar is PPE.

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Mechanical Properties

Flexural Strength, MPa 90
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 65
55

Thermal Properties

Glass Transition Temperature, °C -20
85
Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C 90
120
Maximum Temperature: Autoignition, °C 480
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
90
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 230
260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1300
1200
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 0.13
0.22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 100
90

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.4
1.1

Common Calculations

Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 0.071
0.17