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CA vs. PVF

Both CA and PVF are thermoplastics. There are 14 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 CA and the bottom bar is PVF.

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Mechanical Properties

Flexural Strength, MPa 40 to 55
90
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 30 to 37
65

Thermal Properties

Glass Transition Temperature, °C 230
-20
Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C 65 to 75
90
Maximum Temperature: Autoignition, °C 400
480
Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C 250
360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1500
1300
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 0.25
0.13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.3
1.4
Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), % 17
23

Common Calculations

Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.4 to 7.9
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 19
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 0.13
0.071