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LDPE vs. PTFE

Both LDPE and PTFE are thermoplastics. There are 7 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (23, 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 LDPE and the bottom bar is PTFE.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 0.92
2.1 to 2.3
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 110
330 to 340
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 2.1
1.7 to 3.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.8
5.7 to 8.7
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 7.0
13 to 25
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 0.36
0.24 to 0.65
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 220
110 to 120