MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

LDPE vs. PA 11

Both LDPE and PA 11 are thermoplastics. There are 11 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 LDPE and the bottom bar is PA 11.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 0.3
0.4 to 1.3
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 7.0
25 to 51

Thermal Properties

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 110
180
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 2300
1740
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 0.36
0.28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 0.92
1.0

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 0.18
0.22 to 0.71
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24 to 36
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 2.1
6.7 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.8
18 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 0.17
0.16