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HMWPE vs. UP

HMWPE belongs to the thermoplastics classification, while UP belongs to the thermoset plastics. There are 8 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is HMWPE and the bottom bar is UP.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 0.95
2.0
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 Hz 2.3
6.0
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 0.7
17
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 0.41
4.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 31
43
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.0
4.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
11
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 17
30