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FEP vs. PC

Both FEP and PC are thermoplastics. There are 11 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (22, in this case) are not shown.

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

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Mechanical Properties

Elongation at Break, % 300
3.5 to 110
Flexural Modulus, GPa 0.6
2.3 to 10
Flexural Strength, MPa 24
92 to 160
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 20
66 to 160

Thermal Properties

Glass Transition Temperature, °C 60
150
Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C 50
130 to 150
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1170
1000 to 1200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 95
10 to 69

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.1
1.2 to 1.4

Common Calculations

Strength to Weight: Axial, points 2.6
15 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.6
30 to 45