PVF vs. PPSU

Both PVF and PPSU are thermoplastics. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.

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

Polyvinyl Fluoride (PVF)Polyphenylsulfone (PPSU)

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Mechanical Properties

Flexural Strength, MPa		90
Flexural Strength, MPa		130

Impact Strength: Notched Izod, J/m		100
Impact Strength: Notched Izod, J/m		80

Rockwell R Hardness		83
Rockwell R Hardness		130

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		65
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		95

Thermal Properties

Glass Transition Temperature, °C		-20
Glass Transition Temperature, °C		220

Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C		90
Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C		210

Maximum Temperature: Autoignition, °C		480
Maximum Temperature: Autoignition, °C		580

Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C		360
Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C		560

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		110
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		160

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		970

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		0.13
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		0.24

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		45

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		1.4
Density, g/cm³		1.4

Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), %		23
Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), %		38

Common Calculations

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		13
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		19

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		33

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		0.071
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		0.17

PVF vs. PPSU

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