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Cork vs. ASTM B631 Class A

Cork and ASTM B631 class A belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. Cork is a polymeric material, while ASTM B631 class A is a metal. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 9 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, 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 cork and the bottom bar is ASTM B631 class A.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 0.15
15
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 0.020
220
Shear Modulus, GPa 0.010
85 to 86
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 2000
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 0.074
8.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 60
14
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 0.040
420
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 0.13
180
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 200
11