Hardwood vs. MDPE

Hardwood belongs to the wood-based materials classification, while MDPE belongs to the thermoplastics. There are 8 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is hardwood and the bottom bar is MDPE.

Hardwood Medium Density Polyethylene (MDPE)

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm³		0.7
Density, g/cm³		0.93

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		12
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		0.6

Shear Modulus, GPa		0.9
Shear Modulus, GPa		0.64

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		1260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		2350

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		9.5
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		0.36

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		110
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		30

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		0.16
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		0.4

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		0.18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		0.18

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