MDPE vs. EVA
Both MDPE and EVA are thermoplastics. There are 9 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is MDPE and the bottom bar is EVA.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 0.93 | |
| 0.93 to 1.0 |
| Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 Hz | 2.3 | |
| 2.8 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 0.6 | |
| 0.015 to 0.080 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 120 | |
| 55 to 95 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 2350 | |
| 1400 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 0.36 | |
| 0.0087 to 0.048 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 30 | |
| 8.6 to 15 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 0.4 | |
| 0.34 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 0.18 | |
| 0.25 to 0.26 |