EVA vs. MDPE
Both EVA and MDPE are thermoplastics. There are 9 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 MDPE.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 0.93 to 1.0 | |
| 0.93 |
| Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 Hz | 2.8 | |
| 2.3 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 0.015 to 0.080 | |
| 0.6 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 55 to 95 | |
| 120 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1400 | |
| 2350 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 0.0087 to 0.048 | |
| 0.36 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 8.6 to 15 | |
| 30 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 0.34 | |
| 0.4 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 0.25 to 0.26 | |
| 0.18 |