EPDM Rubber vs. PLA
EPDM rubber belongs to the thermoset elastomers (rubber) classification, while PLA belongs to the thermoplastics. There are 10 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EPDM rubber and the bottom bar is PLA.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.0 | |
| 1.3 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 400 | |
| 6.0 |
| Glass Transition Temperature, °C | -60 | |
| 60 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 160 | |
| 50 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 2000 | |
| 1800 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 3.6 | |
| 11 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 12 | |
| 24 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 13 | |
| 50 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 0.2 | |
| 0.13 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 0.1 | |
| 0.058 |