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MDPE vs. Silicone Plastic

MDPE belongs to the thermoplastics classification, while silicone plastic belongs to the thermoset plastics. There are 8 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

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

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 0.93
1.9
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 0.6
9.0
Glass Transition Temperature, °C -80
200
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 2350
850
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 0.36
2.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 30
36
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 0.4
0.35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 0.18
0.22