PFA vs. Phenolic
PFA belongs to the thermoplastics classification, while phenolic belongs to the thermoset plastics. There are 14 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is PFA and the bottom bar is phenolic.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elongation at Break, % | 300 | |
| 2.0 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 30 | |
| 48 |
Thermal Properties
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 260 | |
| 150 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1000 | |
| 1400 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 0.25 | |
| 0.25 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 120 | |
| 120 |
Electrical Properties
| Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 MHz | 2.6 | |
| 7.5 |
| Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm | 22 | |
| 46 |
| Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude, 10x Ω-m | 16 | |
| 11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.2 | |
| 1.3 |
| Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), % | 80 | |
| 27 |
Common Calculations
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 3.9 | |
| 10 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 10 | |
| 23 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 0.12 | |
| 0.14 |