PGA vs. MDPE
Both PGA and MDPE are thermoplastics. There are 5 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 PGA and the bottom bar is MDPE.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.5 | |
| 0.93 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 6.5 | |
| 0.6 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 230 | |
| 120 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 2.4 | |
| 0.36 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 41 | |
| 30 |