PLA vs. PFA
Both PLA and PFA are thermoplastics. There are 12 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is PLA and the bottom bar is PFA.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.0 | |
| 300 |
| Flexural Modulus, GPa | 4.0 | |
| 0.7 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 50 | |
| 30 |
Thermal Properties
| Heat Deflection Temperature At 455 kPa (66 psi), °C | 65 | |
| 75 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 50 | |
| 260 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 160 | |
| 300 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1800 | |
| 1000 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 0.13 | |
| 0.25 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.3 | |
| 2.2 |
Common Calculations
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 11 | |
| 3.9 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 10 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 0.058 | |
| 0.12 |