PS vs. HDPE
Both PS and HDPE are thermoplastics. There are 8 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (19, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is PS and the bottom bar is HDPE.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.0 | |
| 1.0 to 1.3 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.8 to 40 | |
| 2.5 to 100 |
| Impact Strength: Notched Izod, J/m | 19 to 45 | |
| 50 to 260 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 70 | |
| 90 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1250 to 1400 | |
| 1330 to 2400 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 8.5 to 12 | |
| 6.9 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 26 | |
| 19 to 32 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 32 to 44 | |
| 24 to 80 |