UPVC vs. PVF

Both uPVC and PVF are thermoplastics. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

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

Unplasticized (Rigid) Polyvinyl Chloride (uPVC, PVC-U)Polyvinyl Fluoride (PVF)

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Mechanical Properties

Flexural Strength, MPa		80
Flexural Strength, MPa		90

Impact Strength: Notched Izod, J/m		360
Impact Strength: Notched Izod, J/m		100

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		47
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		65

Thermal Properties

Glass Transition Temperature, °C		85
Glass Transition Temperature, °C		-20

Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C		69
Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C		90

Maximum Temperature: Autoignition, °C		400
Maximum Temperature: Autoignition, °C		480

Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C		270
Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C		360

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		95
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		110

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		230

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		1300

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		0.16
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		0.13

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		61
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

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

Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), %		42
Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), %		23

Common Calculations

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		9.1
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		13

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		26

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		0.13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		0.071

UPVC vs. PVF

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Otherwise Unclassified Properties

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