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Properties of Resin

	Polyethylene	Polyethylene	Polypropylene	Polyvinyl Chloride	Polyethylene Terephthalate	Polyethylene Terephthalate
Properties	HDPE	LDPE	PP	PVC	PET	PETG
Clarity	Translucent	Translucent	Translucent	Clear	Clear	Clear
Rigidly/Stiffness	Moderate	Low	Moderate to High	Moderate to High	Moderate to High	Moderate to High
Impact Resistance	Good to Excellent	Excellent	Poor to Good	Fair to Good	Good to Excellent	Good
Low Temp Impact Res	Good to Excellent	Excellent	Poor to Fair	Poor to Fair	Fair to Good	Poor
Resistance to Stress Crack	Good to Excellent	Good	Good to Excellent	Good to Excellent	Good to Excellent	Good
Moisture Barrier	Good to Excellent	Good	Good to Excellent	Fair	Fair to Good	Fair to Good
Oxygen Barrier	Poor	Poor	Poor	Good	Good	Good
Scuff Resistance	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	Poor to Fair	Poor to Fair	Poor to Fair
Resistance to
Acids	Fair to Very Good	Fair to Very Good	Fair to Good	Good to Excellent	Fair to Good	Fair to Good
Alcohols	Good	Good	Good	Good to Very Good	Good	Good
Alkalis	Good to Very Good	Good to Very Good	Very Good	Good to Very Good	Poor to Fair	Poor to Fair
Mineral oil	Fair	Poor to Fair	Fair	Good	Good	Good
Solvents	Poor to Fair	Poor to Fair	Poor to Good	Fair to Good	Good	Good
Heat	Good	Fair	Good	Poor to Fair	Poor to Fair	Poor to Fair
Cold	Excellent	Excellent	Poor to Fair	Fair	Good	Good
Sunlight	Fair	Fair	Fair	Poor to Good	Good	Good

This information is intended for a guide only.