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PET vs. PVF

Both PET and PVF are thermoplastics. There are 12 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 PET and the bottom bar is PVF.

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Mechanical Properties

Impact Strength: Notched Izod, J/m 43 to 85
100
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 60 to 140
65

Thermal Properties

Glass Transition Temperature, °C 70
-20
Maximum Temperature: Autoignition, °C 410
480
Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C 390
360
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 80
110
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 260
230
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000 to 1150
1300

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.4 to 1.6
1.4
Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), % 21
23

Common Calculations

Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 27
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 41
26