PPS vs. PFA
Both PPS and PFA are thermoplastics. There are 9 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 PPS and the bottom bar is PFA.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.3 to 1.7 | |
| 2.2 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.5 to 11 | |
| 300 |
| Flexural Modulus, GPa | 13 to 17 | |
| 0.7 |
| Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C | 130 to 260 | |
| 50 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 910 to 1000 | |
| 1000 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 37 | |
| 3.9 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 30 to 52 | |
| 10 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 75 to 190 | |
| 30 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 to 45 | |
| 120 |