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EN 1.3956 Stainless Steel vs. MDF

EN 1.3956 stainless steel and MDF belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. EN 1.3956 stainless steel is a metal, while MDF is a polymeric material. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 13 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (18, 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 EN 1.3956 stainless steel and the bottom bar is MDF.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
4.0
Elongation at Break, % 27
0.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
2.5
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
18

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
1700
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.8
0.75

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
3.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
71
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
6.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
27