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LDPE vs. PEEK

Both LDPE and PEEK are thermoplastics. There are 16 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is LDPE and the bottom bar is PEEK.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 0.3
4.0 to 24
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 7.0
97 to 200

Thermal Properties

Glass Transition Temperature, °C -130
240
Maximum Temperature: Autoignition, °C 380
600
Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C 400
570
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 110
340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 2300
1390 to 1700
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 0.36
0.25 to 0.93
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 220
15 to 52

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 0.92
1.3 to 1.5

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 0.18
1.5 to 10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
36 to 73
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 2.1
20 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.8
36 to 55
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 0.17
0.1 to 0.51
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6
34 to 57