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The main differences are in molecular weight and cross-links. Polyethylene plastic is generally hundreds of thousands, if not millions in molecular weight. Oil is much lower in MW, grease a bit higher, and wax higher than grease. Molecular weight relates to viscosity, so gasoline would be very low, in the 100–200 MW range. Oil would be several hundred to about a thousand. Grease would be around a thousand to 2000. Wax would be a few thousand. Generally, plastics won’t have much strength until they are around 20–40 thousand MW.

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