CAB vs. LDPE
Both CAB and LDPE are thermoplastics. There are 10 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (22, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is CAB and the bottom bar is LDPE.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.2 | |
| 0.92 |
| Glass Transition Temperature, °C | 140 | |
| -130 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1460 | |
| 2300 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 4.8 to 12 | |
| 2.1 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 25 | |
| 8.8 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 20 to 50 | |
| 7.0 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 0.25 | |
| 0.36 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 0.14 to 0.15 | |
| 0.17 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 220 |
| Vicat Softening Temperature, °C | 90 to 120 | |
| 50 |