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PVF vs. PPO

Both PVF and PPO are thermoplastics. There are 11 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 PVF and the bottom bar is PPO.

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Mechanical Properties

Flexural Strength, MPa 90
92 to 140
Impact Strength: Notched Izod, J/m 100
80 to 270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 65
63 to 140

Thermal Properties

Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C 90
120 to 140
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
100 to 110
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1300
1020 to 1250
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 100
25 to 60

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.4
1.1 to 1.4
Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), % 23
32

Common Calculations

Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
16 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
33 to 42