PPE vs. PVF

Both PPE and PVF are thermoplastics. There are 14 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

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

Polyphenylene Ether (PPE)Polyvinyl Fluoride (PVF)

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Mechanical Properties

Flexural Strength, MPa		75
Flexural Strength, MPa		90

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		55
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		65

Thermal Properties

Glass Transition Temperature, °C		85
Glass Transition Temperature, °C		-20

Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C		120
Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C		90

Maximum Temperature: Autoignition, °C		430
Maximum Temperature: Autoignition, °C		480

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		90
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		110

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		260
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		230

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		1200
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		1300

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		0.22
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		0.13

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		90
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		1.1
Density, g/cm³		1.4

Common Calculations

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		14
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		13

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		26

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		0.17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		0.071

PPE vs. PVF

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Otherwise Unclassified Properties

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