PTMT vs. HMWPE
Both PTMT and HMWPE are thermoplastics. There are 6 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 PTMT and the bottom bar is HMWPE.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.3 | |
| 0.95 |
| Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 Hz | 3.2 | |
| 2.3 |
| Heat Deflection Temperature At 455 kPa (66 psi), °C | 150 | |
| 75 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
| 5.0 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 16 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 56 | |
| 17 |