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Bamboo Plywood vs. Hardwood

Both bamboo plywood and hardwood are wood-based materials.

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

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Mechanical Properties

Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa 80
40
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 18
12
Elongation at Break, % 3.0
2.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.39
0.37
Shear Modulus, GPa 1.3
0.9
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 40
80

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1680
1260
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 0.17
0.16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 4.0
6.0

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 0.7
0.7

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
9.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 120
110
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37
59
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 0.14
0.18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 40
79