Hardwood vs. NEMA Laminate
Hardwood belongs to the wood-based materials classification, while NEMA laminate belongs to the thermoset plastics. There are 7 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (17, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is hardwood and the bottom bar is NEMA laminate.
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Material Properties
| Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa | 40 | |
| 190 to 360 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 0.7 | |
| 1.3 to 1.9 |
| Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm | 0.5 | |
| 12 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 32 | |
| 8.3 to 40 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 59 | |
| 17 to 50 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 80 | |
| 55 to 260 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 6.0 | |
| 9.0 to 20 |