PHB vs. PVF
Both PHB and PVF are thermoplastics. There are 8 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (18, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is PHB and the bottom bar is PVF.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.3 | |
| 1.4 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 20 | |
| 90 |
| Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C | 60 | |
| 90 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 120 | |
| 110 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 180 | |
| 230 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 6.7 | |
| 13 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
| 26 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 30 | |
| 65 |