MDPE vs. PGA
Both MDPE and PGA are thermoplastics. There are 5 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is MDPE and the bottom bar is PGA.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 0.93 | |
| 1.5 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 0.6 | |
| 6.5 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 120 | |
| 230 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 0.36 | |
| 2.4 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 30 | |
| 41 |