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2024 Aluminum vs. EVA

2024 aluminum and EVA belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. 2024 aluminum is a metal, while EVA is a polymeric material. 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 2024 aluminum and the bottom bar is EVA.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
0.015 to 0.080
Elongation at Break, % 4.0 to 16
300 to 800
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 540
3.0 to 35

Thermal Properties

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 500
55 to 95
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
1400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
0.34

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 3.0
0.93 to 1.0

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
0.0087 to 0.048
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
8.6 to 15
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 50
0.87 to 10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 49
4.8 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 46
0.25 to 0.26