PVF vs. UPVC

Both PVF and uPVC are thermoplastics. There are 17 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 uPVC.

Polyvinyl Fluoride (PVF)Unplasticized (Rigid) Polyvinyl Chloride (uPVC, PVC-U)

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Flexural Strength, MPa		90
Flexural Strength, MPa		80

Impact Strength: Notched Izod, J/m		100
Impact Strength: Notched Izod, J/m		360

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		65
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		47

Thermal Properties

Glass Transition Temperature, °C		-20
Glass Transition Temperature, °C		85

Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C		90
Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C		69

Maximum Temperature: Autoignition, °C		480
Maximum Temperature: Autoignition, °C		400

Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C		360
Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C		270

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		110
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		95

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		230
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		180

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		880

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		0.13
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		0.16

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		61

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

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

Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), %		23
Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), %		42

Common Calculations

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		13
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		9.1

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		0.071
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		0.13

PVF vs. UPVC

Mechanical Properties

Thermal Properties

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Common Calculations

Find Materials

Table of Contents