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Monel 400 vs. Bamboo Plywood

Monel 400 and bamboo plywood belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. Monel 400 is a metal, while bamboo plywood is a polymeric material. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 15 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 Monel 400 and the bottom bar is bamboo plywood.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
18
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 40
3.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.39
Shear Modulus, GPa 62
1.3
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 780
40

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
1680
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
0.17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
4.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.9
0.7

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
120
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 25
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.1
0.14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 25
40