RPU vs. PVF
RPU belongs to the thermoset plastics classification, while PVF belongs to the thermoplastics. There are 11 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is RPU and the bottom bar is PVF.
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Mechanical Properties
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 83 | |
| 90 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 60 | |
| 65 |
Thermal Properties
| Maximum Temperature: Autoignition, °C | 380 | |
| 480 |
| Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C | 270 | |
| 360 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1750 | |
| 1300 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 0.19 | |
| 0.13 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 63 | |
| 100 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.2 | |
| 1.4 |
Common Calculations
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 28 | |
| 26 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 0.090 | |
| 0.071 |