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Balsa vs. PA 11

Balsa belongs to the wood-based materials classification, while PA 11 belongs to the thermoplastics. There are 10 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 balsa and the bottom bar is PA 11.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 0.13
1.0
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 3.0
0.4 to 1.3
Elongation at Break, % 1.2
80 to 130
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1700
1740
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
0.22 to 0.71
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
6.7 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 99
18 to 30
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 14
25 to 51
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 0.1
0.28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 0.45
0.16