LDPE vs. PCL
Both LDPE and PCL are thermoplastics. There are 10 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is LDPE and the bottom bar is PCL.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 0.92 | |
| 1.1 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 0.3 | |
| 1.2 |
| Glass Transition Temperature, °C | -130 | |
| -60 |
| Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C | 400 | |
| 200 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 110 | |
| 60 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 0.18 | |
| 0.61 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 32 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 2.1 | |
| 2.5 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 8.8 | |
| 9.4 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 7.0 | |
| 10 |