PVF vs. PPA
Both PVF and PPA are thermoplastics. There are 12 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is PVF and the bottom bar is PPA.
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Mechanical Properties
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 90 | |
| 95 to 110 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 65 | |
| 57 to 69 |
Thermal Properties
| Glass Transition Temperature, °C | -20 | |
| 92 to 130 |
| Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C | 90 | |
| 120 |
| Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C | 360 | |
| 450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 230 | |
| 310 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1300 | |
| 1400 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 0.13 | |
| 0.15 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.4 | |
| 1.1 |
Common Calculations
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 26 | |
| 29 to 33 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 0.071 | |
| 0.095 |