Spruce-pine-fir vs. IR Rubber
Spruce-pine-fir belongs to the wood-based materials classification, while IR rubber belongs to the thermoset elastomers (rubber). There are 9 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is spruce-pine-fir and the bottom bar is IR rubber.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 0.5 | |
| 1.0 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.5 | |
| 600 |
| Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), % | 24 | |
| 19 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1380 | |
| 1550 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 47 | |
| 5.6 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 86 | |
| 17 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 85 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 0.12 | |
| 0.14 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 0.17 | |
| 0.1 |