PCL vs. HDPE
Both PCL and HDPE are thermoplastics. There are 6 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is PCL and the bottom bar is HDPE.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.1 | |
| 1.0 to 1.3 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 300 | |
| 2.5 to 100 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 40 | |
| 90 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 2.5 | |
| 6.9 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.4 | |
| 19 to 32 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 10 | |
| 24 to 80 |