Bamboo Plywood vs. EVA

Bamboo plywood belongs to the wood-based materials classification, while EVA belongs to the thermoplastics. There are 12 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is bamboo plywood and the bottom bar is EVA.

Bamboo Plywood Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA)

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		18
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		0.015 to 0.080

Elongation at Break, %		3.0
Elongation at Break, %		300 to 800

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		3.0 to 35

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		1680
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		1400

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		0.17
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		0.34

Electrical Properties

Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm		0.5
Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm		21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		0.7
Density, g/cm³		0.93 to 1.0

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		0.0087 to 0.048

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		120
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		8.6 to 15

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		16
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		0.87 to 10

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		4.8 to 26

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		0.14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		0.25 to 0.26