PVF vs. PCTFE

Both PVF and PCTFE are thermoplastics. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

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

Polyvinyl Fluoride (PVF)Polychlorotrifluoroethylene (PCTFE)

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Mechanical Properties

Flexural Strength, MPa		90
Flexural Strength, MPa		59

Impact Strength: Notched Izod, J/m		100
Impact Strength: Notched Izod, J/m		160

Rockwell R Hardness		83
Rockwell R Hardness		80

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		65
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		36

Thermal Properties

Glass Transition Temperature, °C		-20
Glass Transition Temperature, °C		100

Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C		90
Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C		110

Maximum Temperature: Autoignition, °C		480
Maximum Temperature: Autoignition, °C		580

Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C		360
Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C		370

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		110
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		150

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		230
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		220

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		920

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		0.13
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		0.21

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		1.4
Density, g/cm³		2.1

Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), %		23
Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), %		80

Common Calculations

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		13
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		4.6

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		11

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		0.071
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		0.11

PVF vs. PCTFE

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