HDPE vs. MDPE
Both HDPE and MDPE are thermoplastics. There are 2 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (17, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is HDPE and the bottom bar is MDPE.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.0 to 1.3 | |
| 0.93 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1330 to 2400 | |
| 2350 |