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10% VA EVA vs. 6061 Aluminum

10% VA EVA and 6061 aluminum belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. 10% VA EVA is a polymeric material, while 6061 aluminum is a metal. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 12 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (23, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 10% VA EVA and the bottom bar is 6061 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 0.080
69
Elongation at Break, % 300
3.4 to 20
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 35
130 to 410

Thermal Properties

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 95
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1400
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 0.34
170

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 0.93
2.7

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 0.048
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 15
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10
13 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
21 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 0.26
68