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PVF vs. PBT

Both PVF and PBT are thermoplastics. There are 12 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

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

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Mechanical Properties

Flexural Strength, MPa 90
79 to 210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 65
58 to 140

Thermal Properties

Glass Transition Temperature, °C -20
40
Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C 90
4.0
Maximum Temperature: Autoignition, °C 480
380
Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C 360
380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 230
230
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1300
1040 to 1200

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.4
1.3 to 1.5
Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), % 23
20

Common Calculations

Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
12 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
25 to 38