Spruce-pine-fir vs. HDPE
Spruce-pine-fir belongs to the wood-based materials classification, while HDPE belongs to the thermoplastics. There are 7 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 spruce-pine-fir and the bottom bar is HDPE.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 0.5 | |
| 1.0 to 1.3 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.5 | |
| 2.5 to 100 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 130 | |
| 90 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1380 | |
| 1330 to 2400 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 47 | |
| 6.9 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 86 | |
| 19 to 32 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 85 | |
| 24 to 80 |