PES vs. PVF

Both PES and PVF are thermoplastics. There are 16 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 PES and the bottom bar is PVF.

Polyethersulfone (PES)Polyvinyl Fluoride (PVF)

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Mechanical Properties

Flexural Strength, MPa		130
Flexural Strength, MPa		90

Impact Strength: Notched Izod, J/m		91
Impact Strength: Notched Izod, J/m		100

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		87
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		65

Thermal Properties

Glass Transition Temperature, °C		220
Glass Transition Temperature, °C		-20

Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C		200
Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C		90

Maximum Temperature: Autoignition, °C		500
Maximum Temperature: Autoignition, °C		480

Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C		540
Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C		360

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		110

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		1100
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		1300

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		0.18
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		0.13

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

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

Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), %		36
Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), %		23

Common Calculations

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		13

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		26

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		0.12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		0.071

PES vs. PVF

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Otherwise Unclassified Properties

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