PVDF vs. EVA
Both PVDF and EVA are thermoplastics. There are 15 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 PVDF and the bottom bar is EVA.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 1.1 | |
| 0.015 to 0.080 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 200 | |
| 300 to 800 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 49 | |
| 3.0 to 35 |
Thermal Properties
| Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C | 440 | |
| 450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 170 | |
| 55 to 95 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1120 | |
| 1400 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 0.12 | |
| 0.34 |
Electrical Properties
| Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 Hz | 7.5 | |
| 2.8 |
| Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm | 10 | |
| 21 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.8 | |
| 0.93 to 1.0 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 0.35 | |
| 0.0087 to 0.048 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 8.6 to 15 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 7.8 | |
| 0.87 to 10 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
| 4.8 to 26 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 0.061 | |
| 0.25 to 0.26 |