Properties & Technical Data
Mechanical Property |
ASTM |
Unit |
PTFE |
FEP |
PFA |
ETFE |
PVDF |
ECTFE |
Polyimide |
Coeffecient of Friction |
D 1894 |
<3m/min |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.23 |
|
|
0.48 |
Specific Gravity |
D 792 |
|
2.13-2.22 |
2.15 |
2.15 |
1.70-1.78 |
1.76 |
1.68 |
|
Tensile Strength |
D1457 |
Mpa |
21-35 |
23 |
25 |
40-47 |
|
|
231 |
|
D1708 |
psi |
3k-5k |
3400 |
3600 |
5.8k-6.7k |
4500 |
6000 |
33,500 |
Elongation |
D1457 |
% |
300-500 |
325 |
300 |
150-300 |
50 |
200 |
72 |
|
D638 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Flexural Modulus |
D790 |
Mpa |
500 |
600 |
600 |
1000 |
|
|
|
|
|
psi |
72,000 |
85,000 |
85,000 |
145,000 |
|
240×103 |
|
Folding Endurance |
D2176 |
cycles |
>106 |
5-80×103 |
10-500×103 |
10-27×103 |
|
|
285 |
Impact Strength |
D256 |
J/m |
189 |
No |
No |
No |
|
No |
78 |
|
|
(ft.lb/in) |
-4 |
Break |
Break |
Break |
3.8 |
Break |
0.58 |
Hardness |
D2240 |
Shore D |
50-65 |
56 |
60 |
63-72 |
80 |
75 |
|
Water Absorption |
D570 |
% |
<0.01 |
<0.01 |
<0.03 |
<0.03 |
0.04 |
<0.01 |
2.8 |
Thermal Property |
ASTM |
Unit |
PTFE |
FEP |
PFA |
ETFE |
PVDF |
ECTFE |
Polyimide |
Melting Point |
D3418 |
C |
327 |
260 |
305 |
245-280 |
220-227 |
220-227 |
None |
|
|
F |
621 |
500 |
582 |
473-536 |
428-441 |
428-441 |
|
Upper Service Temp |
UL746B |
C |
260 |
204 |
260 |
155 |
160 |
135 |
400 |
|
|
F |
500 |
400 |
500 |
311 |
320 |
275 |
752 |
Coeff Thermal Expansion |
10E-5 per F |
|
|
|
|
|
8 |
8 |
|
Coeff Thermal Conductivity |
Btu-in.hr-ft2-F |
|
|
1.35 |
|
1.65 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
|
Flame Rating |
UL94 |
|
VO |
VO |
VO |
VO |
VO |
VO |
VO |
Limiting Oxygen Index |
D2863 |
% |
>95 |
>95 |
>95 |
30-36 |
|
52-64 |
37 |
Heat of Combustion |
D240 |
MJ/kg |
5.1 |
5.1 |
5.3 |
13.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
(Btu/lb) |
2,200 |
2,200 |
2,300 |
5,900 |
|
|
|
Electrical Property |
ASTM |
Unit |
PTFE |
FEP |
PFA |
ETFE |
PVDF |
ECTFE |
Polyimide |
Dielectric Strength |
D149 |
(v/mil) |
450 |
1000 |
2000 |
|
1280 |
|
7700 |
Dielectric Constant |
D150 |
1MHz |
2.1 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
|
2.5 |
3.4 |
Dissipation Factor |
D150 |
1MHz |
<0.0001 |
0.0006 |
0.0001 |
|
|
0.009 |
0.0018 |
Arc Resistance |
D495 |
sec |
>300 |
>300 |
>180 |
122 |
|
|
|
Volume resistivity |
D257 |
ohm.cm |
>1018 |
>1018 |
>1018 |
>1017 |
|
105 |
1.5×1017 |
Surface resistivity |
D257 |
ohm.cm |
>1018 |
>1016 |
>1017 |
>1015 |
|
|
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