Phenolic vs. MDPE
Phenolic belongs to the thermoset plastics classification, while MDPE belongs to the thermoplastics. There are 8 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is phenolic and the bottom bar is MDPE.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.3 | |
| 0.93 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 3.8 | |
| 0.6 |
| Glass Transition Temperature, °C | 170 | |
| -80 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1400 | |
| 2350 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 1.6 | |
| 0.36 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 40 | |
| 30 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 0.25 | |
| 0.4 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 0.14 | |
| 0.18 |