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Bamboo Plywood vs. PSU

Bamboo plywood 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 bamboo plywood and the bottom bar is PSU.

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Material Properties

Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa 80
95 to 180
Density, g/cm3 0.7
1.2 to 1.6
Elongation at Break, % 3.0
2.0 to 52
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1680
910 to 1000
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
16 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37
30 to 40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 40
70 to 140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 4.0
25 to 57