PCTFE vs. PVF

Both PCTFE and PVF are thermoplastics. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is PCTFE and the bottom bar is PVF.

Polychlorotrifluoroethylene (PCTFE)Polyvinyl Fluoride (PVF)

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Mechanical Properties

Flexural Strength, MPa		59
Flexural Strength, MPa		90

Impact Strength: Notched Izod, J/m		160
Impact Strength: Notched Izod, J/m		100

Rockwell R Hardness		80
Rockwell R Hardness		83

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		36
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		65

Thermal Properties

Glass Transition Temperature, °C		100
Glass Transition Temperature, °C		-20

Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C		110
Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C		90

Maximum Temperature: Autoignition, °C		580
Maximum Temperature: Autoignition, °C		480

Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C		370
Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C		360

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		150
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		110

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		220
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		230

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		920
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		1300

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		0.21
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		0.13

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		2.1
Density, g/cm³		1.4

Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), %		80
Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), %		23

Common Calculations

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		4.6
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		13

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		26

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		0.11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		0.071

PCTFE vs. PVF

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