HDPE vs. PGA
Both HDPE and PGA are thermoplastics. There are 5 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is HDPE and the bottom bar is PGA.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.0 to 1.3 | |
| 1.5 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.5 to 100 | |
| 1.0 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 6.9 to 17 | |
| 10 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 32 | |
| 21 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 24 to 80 | |
| 55 |