PC vs. PVF
Both PC and PVF are thermoplastics. There are 10 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is PC and the bottom bar is PVF.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.2 to 1.4 | |
| 1.4 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 92 to 160 | |
| 90 |
| Glass Transition Temperature, °C | 150 | |
| -20 |
| Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C | 130 to 150 | |
| 90 |
| Impact Strength: Notched Izod, J/m | 140 to 440 | |
| 100 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1000 to 1200 | |
| 1300 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 30 | |
| 13 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 30 to 45 | |
| 26 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 66 to 160 | |
| 65 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 10 to 69 | |
| 100 |