PVDF vs. PVF

Both PVDF and PVF are thermoplastics. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

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

Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PVDF)Polyvinyl Fluoride (PVF)

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Mechanical Properties

Flexural Strength, MPa		75
Flexural Strength, MPa		90

Impact Strength: Notched Izod, J/m		180
Impact Strength: Notched Izod, J/m		100

Rockwell R Hardness		110
Rockwell R Hardness		83

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		49
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		65

Thermal Properties

Glass Transition Temperature, °C		-40
Glass Transition Temperature, °C		-20

Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C		85
Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C		90

Maximum Temperature: Autoignition, °C		640
Maximum Temperature: Autoignition, °C		480

Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C		440
Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C		360

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		140
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		110

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		170
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		230

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		1120
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		1300

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		0.12
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		0.13

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		1.8
Density, g/cm³		1.4

Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), %		49
Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), %		23

Common Calculations

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		7.8
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		13

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		26

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		0.061
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		0.071

PVDF vs. PVF

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Otherwise Unclassified Properties

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