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PVF vs. ZA-12

PVF and ZA-12 belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. PVF is a polymeric material, while ZA-12 is a metal. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 10 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (34, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is PVF and the bottom bar is ZA-12.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.4
6.0
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 230
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1300
450
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
12 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
15 to 20
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 65
260 to 400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 0.13
120
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 0.071
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 100
24