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PC vs. PFA

Both PC and PFA are thermoplastics. There are 9 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (17, in this case) are not shown.

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

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.2 to 1.4
2.2
Elongation at Break, % 3.5 to 110
300
Flexural Modulus, GPa 2.3 to 10
0.7
Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C 130 to 150
50
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000 to 1200
1000
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 30
3.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30 to 45
10
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 66 to 160
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10 to 69
120