PA 11 vs. LDPE
Both PA 11 and LDPE are thermoplastics. There are 11 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is PA 11 and the bottom bar is LDPE.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 0.4 to 1.3 | |
| 0.3 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 25 to 51 | |
| 7.0 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 180 | |
| 110 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1740 | |
| 2300 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 0.28 | |
| 0.36 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.0 | |
| 0.92 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 0.22 to 0.71 | |
| 0.18 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 36 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 6.7 to 14 | |
| 2.1 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 30 | |
| 8.8 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 0.16 | |
| 0.17 |