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Cork vs. Solder Alloy 115

Cork and solder alloy 115 belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. Cork is a polymeric material, while solder alloy 115 is a metal. 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 (13, 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 solder alloy 115.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 0.020
28
Elongation at Break, % 15
22
Shear Modulus, GPa 0.010
10
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 0.85
36

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 2000
160
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 0.040
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 200
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 0.15
9.9

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 0.074
1.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 60
10
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 1.6
1.0
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
2.4
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 0.13
27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
3.4