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Bamboo Plywood vs. PPSU

Bamboo plywood belongs to the wood-based materials classification, while PPSU belongs to the thermoplastics. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (19, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is bamboo plywood and the bottom bar is PPSU.

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Mechanical Properties

Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa 80
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 18
3.6
Elongation at Break, % 3.0
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 40
95

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1680
970
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 0.17
0.24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 4.0
45

Electrical Properties

Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm 0.5
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 0.7
1.4

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
1.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 120
36
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37
33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 0.14
0.17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 40
42