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Table 3.3-12 Polytetrafluoroethylene, PTFE; polychlorotrifluoroethylene, PCTFE; ... , cont.
PTFE PCTFE FEP ETFE ECTFE
Stress at 50% elongation σ
50
(MPa)
Stress at fracture σ
b
(MPa) 25–36 32–40 22–28 35–54
Strain at fracture ε
b
(%) 350–550 120–175 250–330 400–500
Impact strength (Charpy) (kJ/m
2
)
Notched impact strength (Charpy) (kJ/m
2
)
Sound velocity v
s
(m/s) (longitudinal) 1410
Sound velocity v
s
(m/s) (transverse) 730
Shore hardness D 50–60 78 55–58 67–75
Volume resistivity ρ
e
(Ω m) > 10
16
> 10
16
> 10
16
> 10
14
> 10
13
Surface resistivity σ
e
(Ω) > 10
16
> 10
16
> 10
16
> 10
14
10
12
Electric strength E
B
(kV/mm) 48 55 55 40
Relative permittivity ε
r
(100 Hz) 2.1 2.5–2.7 2.1 2.6 2.3–2.6
Dielectric loss tan δ (10
−4
) (100 Hz) 0.5–0.7 90–140 0.5–0.7 5–6 10–15
Refractive index n
D
(589 nm) 1.35 1.43 1.344 1.403
Temperature coefficient dn
D
/dT (10
−5
/K)
Steam permeation (g/(m
2
d)) 0.03 (300 µm) 0.4–0.9(25µm) 0.6(25µm) 9(25µm)
Gas permeation (cm
3
/(m
2
d bar)) 60–80 (N
2
) 39 (N
2
) 470 (N
2
) 150 (N
2
)
160–250 (O
2
) 110–230 (O
2
) 1560 (O
2
) 39 (O
2
)
450–700 (CO
2
) 250–620 (CO
2
) 3800 (CO
2
) 1700 (CO
2
)
80–100 (air)
Melt viscosity–molar-mass relation
Viscosity–molar-mass relation
Table 3.3-13 Polytetrafluoroethylene, PTFE: heat capacity, thermal conductivity, and coefficient of thermal expansion
Temperature T (
◦
C) −200 −150 −100 −50 0 20 50 100 150 200 250
Heat capacity c
p
0.8 0.96 1.0 1.06 1.10 1.15 1.23
(kJ/(kg K))
Thermal conductivity λ 0.23 0.24 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.26 0.26 0.26
(W/(mK))
Coefficient of thermal 3.4 4.5 7.0 9.5 11.6 11.9 13.1 16.7 22.2 30.5
expansion α (10
−5
/K) (linear)
Poly(ethylene-co-tetrafluoroethylene), ETFE.Ap-
plications: gear wheels, pump parts, packaging,
laboratory articles, coverings, cable insulation, blown
films.
Poly(ethylene-co-chlorotrifluoroethylene), ECTFE.
Applications: cable coverings, coverings, molded arti-
cles, packaging, printed networks, foils, fibers.
3.3.3.4 Polyacrylics and Polyacetals
Poly(methyl methacrylate), PMMA. Applications: ex-
truded articles, injection-molded parts, injection blow-
molded parts, houseware, medical devices, sanitary
ware, automotive components, lighting, tubes, sheets,
profiles, covers, panels, fiber optics, optical lenses, dis-
plays, disks, cards.
Poly(oxymethylene), POM-H. Applications: molded
parts, extruded parts, gears, bearings, snap-fits, fuel sys-
tem components, cable ties, automotive components,
seatbelt parts, pillar loops, tubes, panels.
Poly(oxymethylene-co-ethylene), POM-R. Applica-
tions: extruded articles, injection-molded articles, gear
wheels, bushes, bearings, rollers, guide rails, tubing,
films, clips, zippers, boards, pipes.
Part 3 3.3