PLA vs. HDPE
Both PLA and HDPE are thermoplastics. There are 8 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is PLA and the bottom bar is HDPE.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.3 | |
| 1.0 to 1.3 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.0 | |
| 2.5 to 100 |
| Flexural Modulus, GPa | 4.0 | |
| 4.0 to 7.5 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 50 | |
| 90 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1800 | |
| 1330 to 2400 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 11 | |
| 6.9 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 19 to 32 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 50 | |
| 24 to 80 |