MDPE vs. UHMW-PE
Both MDPE and UHMW-PE are thermoplastics. There are 9 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 UHMW-PE.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 0.93 | |
| 0.94 |
| Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 Hz | 2.3 | |
| 2.2 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 0.6 | |
| 0.8 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 120 | |
| 130 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 2350 | |
| 1750 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 0.36 | |
| 0.47 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 30 | |
| 33 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 0.4 | |
| 0.41 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 0.18 | |
| 0.25 |