PVC-P vs. EVA

Both PVC-P and EVA are thermoplastics. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is PVC-P and the bottom bar is EVA.

Plasticized (Flexible) Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC-P)Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA)

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		1.4
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		0.015 to 0.080

Elongation at Break, %		180
Elongation at Break, %		300 to 800

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		16
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		3.0 to 35

Thermal Properties

Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C		250
Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C		450

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		190
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		55 to 95

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		1400

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		0.17
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		0.34

Electrical Properties

Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 Hz		5.8
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 Hz		2.8

Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm		20
Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm		21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		1.4
Density, g/cm³		0.93 to 1.0

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		0.57
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		0.0087 to 0.048

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		28
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		8.6 to 15

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		3.2
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		0.87 to 10

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		4.8 to 26

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		0.090
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		0.25 to 0.26