MDPE vs. PVDF
Both MDPE and PVDF are thermoplastics. There are 10 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (22, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is MDPE and the bottom bar is PVDF.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 0.93 | |
| 1.8 |
| Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 Hz | 2.3 | |
| 7.5 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 0.6 | |
| 1.1 |
| Glass Transition Temperature, °C | -80 | |
| -40 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 120 | |
| 170 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 2350 | |
| 1120 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 0.36 | |
| 0.35 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 30 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 0.4 | |
| 0.12 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 0.18 | |
| 0.061 |