PVDF
Product full identity:
Polyvinylidene Fluoride
PVDF offers a wide working temperature range with high mechanical strength and stiffness. This material also offers high tensile strength, dimensional stability and wear resistance making PVDF a versatile engineering material.
Properties
- Very high temperature range (+150 to -50°C)
- Good strength and dimensional stability
- Good chemical resistance
- Fire rating - self extinguishing
- Very low moisture absorption <0.1%
- Food contact approved
Applications
- Pumps
- Electrical insulation
- Medical parts
- Anti corrosive linings
Forms
- Sheet
- Rod
- Weld rod
Technical Properties:
All information is for guide purposes only. The data has been taken from standard test results provided by our manufacturers.
| Property | Unit | Test Method | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Specific gravity | g/cm³ | DIN EN ISO 1183 | 1.78 |
| Maximum service temp. Upper temp limit - short term | °C | 140 | |
| Lower temp limit | °C | -30 |
| Property | Unit | Test Method | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tensile strength | MPa | DIN EN ISO 527 | 55 |
| Elongation at yield | % | DIN EN ISO 527 | 8 |
| Unnotched Impact strength | kJ/m² | DIN EN ISO 179 | without break |
| Notch impact strength | kJ/m² | DIN EN ISO 179 - 1eA | 12 |
| Ball indentation / Rockwell hardness | MPa | DIN EN ISO 2039-1 | 120 |
| Tensile modulus of elasticity | MPa | DIN EN ISO 527 | 1950 |
| Shore-D | DIN EN ISO 868 | 78 | |
| Shore-D | DIN EN ISO 868 | 78 |
| Property | Unit | Test Method | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surface resistivity | Ω | DIN IEC 60093 | 1013 |
| Dielectric strength | kV/mm | DIN IEC 60243-1 | 25 |
| Property | Unit | Test Method | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vicat-softening point VST/B/50 | °C | DIN EN ISO 306 | 140 |
| Coefficient of linear thermal expansion 23°C - 100°C | m/(m.K) | ISO 11359-2 | 1.3 x 10-4 |
| Property | Unit | Test Method | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food compliance - FDA | FDA | yes | |
| Food compliance - EU | EU 10/2011 | yes | |
| Food compliance - FDA | FDA | yes | |
| Food compliance - EU | EU 10/2011 | yes |
| Property | Unit | Test Method | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fire performance | DIN 4102 | B1 | |
| Fire performance | DIN 4102 | B1 |
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