HDPE vs. PS
Both HDPE and PS are thermoplastics. There are 8 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (19, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is HDPE and the bottom bar is PS.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.0 to 1.3 | |
| 1.0 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.5 to 100 | |
| 1.8 to 40 |
| Impact Strength: Notched Izod, J/m | 50 to 260 | |
| 19 to 45 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 90 | |
| 70 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1330 to 2400 | |
| 1250 to 1400 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 6.9 to 17 | |
| 8.5 to 12 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 32 | |
| 22 to 26 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 24 to 80 | |
| 32 to 44 |