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PVF vs. PA 6/12

Both PVF and PA 6/12 are thermoplastics. There are 11 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 PVF and the bottom bar is PA 6/12.

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Mechanical Properties

Flexural Strength, MPa 90
45 to 64
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 65
40 to 58

Thermal Properties

Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C 360
450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 230
210
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1300
1590
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 0.13
0.22

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.4
1.1
Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), % 23
25

Common Calculations

Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
10 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
25 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 0.071
0.13