ECTFE vs. PVF

Both ECTFE and PVF are thermoplastics. There are 16 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 ECTFE and the bottom bar is PVF.

Ethylene Chlorotrifluoroethylene (ECTFE)Polyvinyl Fluoride (PVF)

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Mechanical Properties

Flexural Strength, MPa		47
Flexural Strength, MPa		90

Rockwell R Hardness		93
Rockwell R Hardness		83

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		49
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		65

Thermal Properties

Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C		91
Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C		90

Maximum Temperature: Autoignition, °C		620
Maximum Temperature: Autoignition, °C		480

Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C		450
Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C		360

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		150
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		110

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		230

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		1170
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		1300

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		0.15
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		0.13

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		1.7
Density, g/cm³		1.4

Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), %		60
Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), %		23

Common Calculations

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		8.1
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		13

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		26

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		0.078
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		0.071

ECTFE vs. PVF

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