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PHB vs. MDPE

Both PHB and MDPE are thermoplastics. There are 6 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is PHB and the bottom bar is MDPE.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.3
0.93
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 Hz 3.0
2.3
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 1.3
0.6
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 180
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 0.58
0.36
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 29
30