UP vs. PTFE
UP belongs to the thermoset plastics classification, while PTFE belongs to the thermoplastics. There are 8 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (18, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is UP and the bottom bar is PTFE.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.0 | |
| 2.1 to 2.3 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.0 | |
| 75 to 300 |
| Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), % | 20 | |
| 90 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 4.2 | |
| 1.7 to 3.2 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 11 | |
| 5.7 to 8.7 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 30 | |
| 13 to 25 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 0.7 | |
| 0.24 to 0.65 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 3.0 | |
| 110 to 120 |