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Cork vs. PA 6/12

Cork belongs to the wood-based materials classification, while PA 6/12 belongs to the thermoplastics. There are 11 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, 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 PA 6/12.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 0.020
1.7 to 2.2
Elongation at Break, % 15
30 to 120
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 0.85
40 to 58

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 2000
1590
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 0.040
0.22

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 0.15
1.1

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 0.074
0.89 to 1.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 60
38 to 41
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 1.6
10 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
25 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 0.13
0.13