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RTPU vs. PFA

Both RTPU and PFA are thermoplastics. There are 12 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is RTPU and the bottom bar is PFA.

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Mechanical Properties

Elongation at Break, % 5.0
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 75
30

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1760
1000
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 0.6
0.25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 100
120

Electrical Properties

Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 Hz 3.6
2.1
Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm 24
22
Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude, 10x Ω-m 14
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.1
2.2

Common Calculations

Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
3.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 0.32
0.12