EVA vs. HMWPE
Both EVA and HMWPE are thermoplastics. There are 8 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 EVA and the bottom bar is HMWPE.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 0.93 to 1.0 | |
| 0.95 |
| Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 Hz | 2.8 | |
| 2.3 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 0.015 to 0.080 | |
| 0.7 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 0.0087 to 0.048 | |
| 0.41 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 8.6 to 15 | |
| 31 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 0.87 to 10 | |
| 5.0 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 4.8 to 26 | |
| 16 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 3.0 to 35 | |
| 17 |