Bamboo Plywood vs. PC
Bamboo plywood belongs to the wood-based materials classification, while PC belongs to the thermoplastics. There are 7 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (17, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is bamboo plywood and the bottom bar is PC.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 0.7 | |
| 1.2 to 1.4 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.0 | |
| 3.5 to 110 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1680 | |
| 1000 to 1200 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 | |
| 15 to 30 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 37 | |
| 30 to 45 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 40 | |
| 66 to 160 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 4.0 | |
| 10 to 69 |