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Cork vs. Ductile Cast Iron

Cork and ductile cast iron belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. Cork is a polymeric material, while ductile cast iron is a metal. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 14 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 cork and the bottom bar is ductile cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 0.020
170 to 180
Elongation at Break, % 15
2.1 to 20
Shear Modulus, GPa 0.010
64 to 70
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 0.85
460 to 920

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 2000
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 0.040
31 to 36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 200
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 0.15
7.1 to 7.5

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 0.074
12 to 14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 60
24 to 26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 1.6
17 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
18 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 0.13
8.9 to 10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
17 to 35