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Cork vs. AWS BVPd-1

Cork and AWS BVPd-1 belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. Cork is a polymeric material, while AWS BVPd-1 is a metal. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 11 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 AWS BVPd-1.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 0.020
150
Shear Modulus, GPa 0.010
56
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 0.85
240

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 2000
310
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 200
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 0.15
11

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 0.074
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 60
16
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 1.6
6.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
7.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
9.8