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EPDM Rubber vs. FEP

EPDM rubber belongs to the thermoset elastomers (rubber) classification, while FEP belongs to the thermoplastics. There are 10 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (21, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EPDM rubber and the bottom bar is FEP.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.0
2.1
Elongation at Break, % 400
300
Glass Transition Temperature, °C -60
60
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
200
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 2000
1170
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 3.6
2.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
7.6
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 13
20
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 0.2
0.22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 0.1
0.088