LDPE vs. CAB
Both LDPE and CAB are thermoplastics. There are 10 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (22, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is LDPE and the bottom bar is CAB.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 0.92 | |
| 1.2 |
| Glass Transition Temperature, °C | -130 | |
| 140 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 2300 | |
| 1460 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 2.1 | |
| 4.8 to 12 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 8.8 | |
| 14 to 25 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 7.0 | |
| 20 to 50 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 0.36 | |
| 0.25 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 0.17 | |
| 0.14 to 0.15 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 220 | |
| 14 |
| Vicat Softening Temperature, °C | 50 | |
| 90 to 120 |