NEMA Laminate vs. ETFE

NEMA laminate belongs to the thermoset plastics classification, while ETFE belongs to the thermoplastics. There are 9 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 NEMA laminate and the bottom bar is ETFE.

NEMA Industrial Laminate Ethylene Tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE)

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm³		1.3 to 1.9
Density, g/cm³		1.8

Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm		12 to 21
Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm		16

Flexural Modulus, GPa		6.4 to 18
Flexural Modulus, GPa		1.2

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		120 to 200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		160

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		8.3 to 40
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		7.3

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		16

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		55 to 260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		46

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		9.0 to 20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		95

Water Absorption After 24 Hours, %		0.17 to 3.5
Water Absorption After 24 Hours, %		0.010

NEMA Laminate vs. ETFE

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