ETFE vs. PVC-P
Both ETFE and PVC-P are thermoplastics. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ETFE and the bottom bar is PVC-P.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 1.5 | |
| 1.4 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 230 | |
| 180 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 46 | |
| 16 |
Thermal Properties
| Maximum Temperature: Autoignition, °C | 540 | |
| 320 |
| Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C | 400 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 160 | |
| 75 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 260 | |
| 190 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1000 | |
| 1400 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 0.24 | |
| 0.17 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 95 | |
| 160 |
Electrical Properties
| Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 Hz | 2.1 | |
| 5.8 |
| Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm | 16 | |
| 20 |
| Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude, 10x Ω-m | 15 | |
| 11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.8 | |
| 1.4 |
| Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), % | 30 | |
| 44 |
| Water Absorption After 24 Hours, % | 0.010 | |
| 0.45 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 0.48 | |
| 0.57 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 28 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 7.3 | |
| 3.2 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
| 10 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 0.14 | |
| 0.090 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 | |
| 4.9 |