MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

Bamboo Plywood vs. PA 6/10

Bamboo plywood belongs to the wood-based materials classification, while PA 6/10 belongs to the thermoplastics. There are 12 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is bamboo plywood and the bottom bar is PA 6/10.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 18
1.6 to 2.3
Elongation at Break, % 3.0
110 to 120
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 40
45 to 60

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1680
1510
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 0.17
0.23

Electrical Properties

Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm 0.5
15 to 19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 0.7
1.1

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
0.78 to 1.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 120
34 to 39
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
11 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37
25 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 0.14
0.13