HDPE vs. High Plasticizer CA
Both HDPE and high plasticizer CA are thermoplastics. There are 7 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (21, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is HDPE and the bottom bar is high plasticizer CA.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.0 to 1.3 | |
| 1.3 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.5 to 100 | |
| 30 |
| Flexural Modulus, GPa | 4.0 to 7.5 | |
| 1.7 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1330 to 2400 | |
| 1500 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 6.9 to 17 | |
| 6.4 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 32 | |
| 17 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 24 to 80 | |
| 30 |