PAI vs. MDPE
Both PAI and MDPE 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 PAI and the bottom bar is MDPE.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.4 to 1.6 | |
| 0.93 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 4.0 to 8.3 | |
| 0.6 |
| Glass Transition Temperature, °C | 280 | |
| -80 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 910 to 1000 | |
| 2350 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 1.6 to 3.2 | |
| 0.36 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 38 to 47 | |
| 30 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 0.26 to 0.53 | |
| 0.4 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 0.16 to 0.41 | |
| 0.18 |