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PPSU vs. PFA

Both PPSU and PFA are thermoplastics. There are 19 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 PPSU and the bottom bar is PFA.

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Mechanical Properties

Elongation at Break, % 26
300
Flexural Modulus, GPa 4.7
0.7
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 95
30

Thermal Properties

Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C 210
50
Heat Deflection Temperature At 455 kPa (66 psi), °C 220
75
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 970
1000
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 0.24
0.25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 45
120

Electrical Properties

Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 Hz 3.8
2.1
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 MHz 3.4
2.6
Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm 16
22
Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude, 10x Ω-m 14
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.4
2.2
Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), % 38
80
Water Absorption After 24 Hours, % 0.44
0

Common Calculations

Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
3.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 0.17
0.12