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Bamboo Plywood vs. Silicone Plastic

Bamboo plywood belongs to the wood-based materials classification, while silicone plastic belongs to the thermoset plastics. There are 13 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 bamboo plywood and the bottom bar is silicone plastic.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 18
9.0
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 40
38

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1680
850
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 0.17
0.35
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 4.0
35

Electrical Properties

Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm 0.5
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 0.7
1.9

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
2.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 120
36
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
5.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 0.14
0.22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 40
8.5