PLA vs. LLDPE
Both PLA and LLDPE are thermoplastics. There are 5 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is PLA and the bottom bar is LLDPE.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.3 | |
| 0.94 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 3.5 | |
| 0.5 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 160 | |
| 130 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 1.6 | |
| 0.3 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 40 | |
| 28 |