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Cork vs. ASTM F15 Fe-Ni-Co

Cork and ASTM F15 Fe-Ni-Co belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. Cork is a polymeric material, while ASTM F15 Fe-Ni-Co is a metal. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 13 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, 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 F15 Fe-Ni-Co.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 0.020
190
Shear Modulus, GPa 0.010
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 0.85
520 to 880

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 2000
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 0.040
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 200
6.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 0.15
8.3

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 0.074
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 60
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 1.6
17 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
17 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 0.13
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
32 to 55