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PFA vs. IR Rubber

PFA belongs to the thermoplastics classification, while IR rubber belongs to the thermoset elastomers (rubber). There are 9 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is PFA and the bottom bar is IR rubber.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.2
1.0
Elongation at Break, % 300
600
Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), % 80
19
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
1550
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 3.9
5.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
17
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 30
19
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 0.25
0.14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 0.12
0.1