Hardwood vs. PSU

Hardwood belongs to the wood-based materials classification, while PSU belongs to the thermoplastics. There are 8 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is hardwood and the bottom bar is PSU.

Hardwood Polysulfone (PSU)

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Material Properties

Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa		40
Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa		95 to 180

Density, g/cm³		0.7
Density, g/cm³		1.2 to 1.6

Elongation at Break, %		2.0
Elongation at Break, %		2.0 to 52

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		1260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		910 to 1000

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		32
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		16 to 25

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		59
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		30 to 40

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		70 to 140

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		6.0
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		25 to 57

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