# General Purpose Resin Properties compared to plastic

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**Created:** [April 1, 2022, 4:45pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/general-purpose-resin-properties-compared-to-plastic/33646 "2022-04-01T16:45:52Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 1, 2022, 4:45pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/general-purpose-resin-properties-compared-to-plastic/33646/1 "2022-04-01T16:45:52Z")

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Hello,

Has anyone found plastics properties to be comparable to some of the general purpose resins, like Clear. I didn’t know if anyone had useful feedback using properties of certain plastics in place of the clear resin. Specifically:

1. Density
2. specific heat
3. Thermal Conductivity

Thanks for any feedback!  
Runningman

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**Post date:** [October 1, 2022, 4:46am UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/general-purpose-resin-properties-compared-to-plastic/33646/2 "2022-10-01T04:46:36Z")

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