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FEP vs. HMWPE

Both FEP and HMWPE are thermoplastics. There are 9 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (21, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is FEP and the bottom bar is HMWPE.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.1
0.95
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 Hz 1.9
2.3
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 0.43
0.7
Heat Deflection Temperature At 455 kPa (66 psi), °C 70
75
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 0.11
0.41
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 12
31
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 2.6
5.0
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.6
16
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 20
17