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MDPE vs. PETG

Both MDPE and PETG are thermoplastics. There are 10 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (18, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is MDPE and the bottom bar is PETG.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 0.93
1.3
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 Hz 2.3
2.6
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 0.6
2.2
Glass Transition Temperature, °C -80
81
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 120
140
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 2350
1200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 0.36
1.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 30
34
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 0.4
0.29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 0.18
0.19