PMP vs. HMWPE
Both PMP and HMWPE are thermoplastics. There are 8 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 PMP and the bottom bar is HMWPE.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 0.83 | |
| 0.95 |
| Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 Hz | 2.1 | |
| 2.3 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 1.1 | |
| 0.7 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 0.74 | |
| 0.41 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 41 | |
| 31 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 8.0 | |
| 5.0 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 16 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 24 | |
| 17 |