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Melamine vs. PTFE

Melamine belongs to the thermoset plastics classification, while PTFE belongs to the thermoplastics. There are 8 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (19, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is melamine and the bottom bar is PTFE.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.5
2.1 to 2.3
Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude, 10x Ω-m 9.0
2.0 to 18
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
75 to 300
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.6
1.7 to 3.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
5.7 to 8.7
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 30
13 to 25
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 0.5
0.24 to 0.65
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 60
110 to 120