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FEP vs. IR Rubber

FEP belongs to the thermoplastics classification, while IR rubber belongs to the thermoset elastomers (rubber). There are 11 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (20, 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 FEP and the bottom bar is IR rubber.

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Mechanical Properties

Elongation at Break, % 300
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 20
19

Thermal Properties

Glass Transition Temperature, °C 60
-70
Maximum Temperature: Autoignition, °C 630
300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1170
1550
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 0.22
0.14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.1
1.0
Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), % 80
19

Common Calculations

Strength to Weight: Axial, points 2.6
5.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.6
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 0.088
0.1