PFA vs. RTPU
Both PFA and RTPU are thermoplastics. There are 12 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is PFA and the bottom bar is RTPU.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elongation at Break, % | 300 | |
5.0 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 30 | |
75 |
Thermal Properties
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1000 | |
1760 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 0.25 | |
0.6 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 120 | |
100 |
Electrical Properties
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 Hz | 2.1 | |
3.6 |
Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm | 22 | |
24 |
Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude, 10x Ω-m | 16 | |
14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 2.2 | |
1.1 |
Common Calculations
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 3.9 | |
20 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 10 | |
38 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 0.12 | |
0.32 |