NEMA Laminate vs. PCTFE

NEMA laminate belongs to the thermoset plastics classification, while PCTFE belongs to the thermoplastics. There are 12 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 NEMA laminate and the bottom bar is PCTFE.

NEMA Industrial Laminate Polychlorotrifluoroethylene (PCTFE)

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Mechanical Properties

Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa		190 to 360
Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa		38

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

Flexural Strength, MPa		87 to 340
Flexural Strength, MPa		59

Impact Strength: Notched Izod, J/m		20 to 430
Impact Strength: Notched Izod, J/m		160

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		55 to 260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		36

Thermal Properties

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		120 to 200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		150

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		9.0 to 20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		130

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		1.3 to 1.9
Density, g/cm³		2.1

Water Absorption After 24 Hours, %		0.17 to 3.5
Water Absorption After 24 Hours, %		0.0094

Common Calculations

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		8.3 to 40
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		4.6

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		11