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Grade 36 Titanium vs. MDF

Grade 36 titanium and MDF belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. Grade 36 titanium 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 (16, 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 grade 36 titanium and the bottom bar is MDF.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
4.0
Elongation at Break, % 11
0.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
2.5
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
18

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
1700
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.1
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 6.3
0.75

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 9.3
3.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
71
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
6.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 45
27