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MDF vs. EN 1.4729 Stainless Steel

MDF and EN 1.4729 stainless steel belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. MDF is a polymeric material, while EN 1.4729 stainless steel 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 (19, 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 MDF and the bottom bar is EN 1.4729 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 4.0
190
Elongation at Break, % 0.5
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 2.5
75

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1700
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 0.3
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 0.75
7.6

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 3.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 0.24
6.5