MDPE vs. PS
Both MDPE and PS are thermoplastics. There are 8 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (20, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is MDPE and the bottom bar is PS.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 0.93 | |
| 1.0 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 0.6 | |
| 1.9 to 2.9 |
| Glass Transition Temperature, °C | -80 | |
| 100 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 2350 | |
| 1250 to 1400 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 0.36 | |
| 1.0 to 1.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 30 | |
| 40 to 45 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 0.4 | |
| 0.14 to 0.22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 0.18 | |
| 0.11 to 0.15 |