PTFE vs. PC
Both PTFE and PC are thermoplastics. There are 9 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 PTFE and the bottom bar is PC.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.1 to 2.3 | |
| 1.2 to 1.4 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 75 to 300 | |
| 3.5 to 110 |
| Flexural Modulus, GPa | 0.4 to 1.3 | |
| 2.3 to 10 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 13 to 50 | |
| 92 to 160 |
| Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C | 66 to 70 | |
| 130 to 150 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 1.7 to 3.2 | |
| 15 to 30 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 5.7 to 8.7 | |
| 30 to 45 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 13 to 25 | |
| 66 to 160 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 110 to 120 | |
| 10 to 69 |