PVF vs. PES

Both PVF and PES are thermoplastics. There are 16 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (17, in this case) are not shown.

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

Polyvinyl Fluoride (PVF)Polyethersulfone (PES)

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Mechanical Properties

Flexural Strength, MPa		90
Flexural Strength, MPa		130

Impact Strength: Notched Izod, J/m		100
Impact Strength: Notched Izod, J/m		91

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		65
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		87

Thermal Properties

Glass Transition Temperature, °C		-20
Glass Transition Temperature, °C		220

Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C		90
Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C		200

Maximum Temperature: Autoignition, °C		480
Maximum Temperature: Autoignition, °C		500

Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C		360
Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C		540

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		110
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		200

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		1100

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		0.13
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		0.18

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		53

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

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

Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), %		23
Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), %		36

Common Calculations

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		13
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		18

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		32

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		0.071
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		0.12

PVF vs. PES

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Otherwise Unclassified Properties

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