LDPE vs. EVA
Both LDPE and EVA are thermoplastics. There are 14 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is LDPE and the bottom bar is EVA.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 0.3 | |
| 0.015 to 0.080 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 7.0 | |
| 3.0 to 35 |
Thermal Properties
| Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C | 400 | |
| 450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 110 | |
| 55 to 95 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 2300 | |
| 1400 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 0.36 | |
| 0.34 |
| Vicat Softening Temperature, °C | 50 | |
| 45 to 80 |
Electrical Properties
| Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 Hz | 2.3 | |
| 2.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 0.92 | |
| 0.93 to 1.0 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 0.18 | |
| 0.0087 to 0.048 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 8.6 to 15 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 2.1 | |
| 0.87 to 10 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 8.8 | |
| 4.8 to 26 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 0.17 | |
| 0.25 to 0.26 |