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LCP vs. PVF

Both LCP and PVF are thermoplastics. There are 10 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is LCP and the bottom bar is PVF.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.4 to 1.6
1.4
Flexural Strength, MPa 160 to 320
90
Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C 240 to 270
90
Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), % 35
23
Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C 520
360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 280
230
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1020 to 1200
1300
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 43
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 45 to 56
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180 to 230
65