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AISI 304 Stainless Steel vs. Cork

AISI 304 stainless steel and cork belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. AISI 304 stainless steel is a metal, while cork is a polymeric material. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 14 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (22, 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 AISI 304 stainless steel and the bottom bar is cork.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
0.020
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 43
15
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
0.010
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 1180
0.85

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
2000
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
0.040
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
200

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.8
0.15

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
0.074
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
60
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 42
1.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 32
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
0.13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
16