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Cork vs. Nickel 200

Cork and nickel 200 belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. Cork is a polymeric material, while nickel 200 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 (20, 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 nickel 200.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 0.020
180
Elongation at Break, % 15
23 to 44
Shear Modulus, GPa 0.010
70
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 0.85
420 to 540

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 2000
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 0.040
69
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 200
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 0.15
8.9

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 0.074
11
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 60
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 1.6
13 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
14 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 0.13
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
13 to 16