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PA 6/10 vs. PVF

Both PA 6/10 and PVF are thermoplastics. There are 13 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 PA 6/10 and the bottom bar is PVF.

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Mechanical Properties

Flexural Strength, MPa 48 to 59
90
Impact Strength: Notched Izod, J/m 85
100
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 45 to 60
65

Thermal Properties

Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C 440
360
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 80
110
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 220
230
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1510
1300
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 0.23
0.13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.1
1.4
Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), % 25
23

Common Calculations

Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 15
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 30
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 0.13
0.071