MDPE vs. PET
Both MDPE and PET are thermoplastics. There are 8 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is MDPE and the bottom bar is PET.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 0.93 | |
| 1.4 to 1.6 |
| Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 Hz | 2.3 | |
| 3.7 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 0.6 | |
| 3.5 to 11 |
| Glass Transition Temperature, °C | -80 | |
| 70 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 120 | |
| 260 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 2350 | |
| 1000 to 1150 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 0.36 | |
| 1.2 to 4.4 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 30 | |
| 32 to 54 |