UPVC vs. ETFE
Both uPVC and ETFE are thermoplastics. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is uPVC and the bottom bar is ETFE.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 3.7 | |
| 1.5 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 58 | |
| 230 |
| Flexural Modulus, GPa | 3.5 | |
| 1.2 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 47 | |
| 46 |
Thermal Properties
| Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C | 69 | |
| 50 |
| Heat Deflection Temperature At 455 kPa (66 psi), °C | 90 | |
| 80 |
| Maximum Temperature: Autoignition, °C | 400 | |
| 540 |
| Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C | 270 | |
| 400 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 95 | |
| 160 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 180 | |
| 260 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 880 | |
| 1000 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 0.16 | |
| 0.24 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 61 | |
| 95 |
Electrical Properties
| Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 Hz | 3.4 | |
| 2.1 |
| Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm | 19 | |
| 16 |
| Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude, 10x Ω-m | 15 | |
| 15 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.4 | |
| 1.8 |
| Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), % | 42 | |
| 30 |
| Water Absorption After 24 Hours, % | 0.24 | |
| 0.010 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 1.5 | |
| 0.48 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 37 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 9.1 | |
| 7.3 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 0.13 | |
| 0.14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 | |
| 23 |