PHB vs. MDPE
Both PHB and MDPE are thermoplastics. There are 6 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is PHB and the bottom bar is MDPE.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.3 | |
| 0.93 |
| Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 Hz | 3.0 | |
| 2.3 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 1.3 | |
| 0.6 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 180 | |
| 120 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 0.58 | |
| 0.36 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 29 | |
| 30 |