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Bamboo Plywood vs. PPS

Bamboo plywood belongs to the wood-based materials classification, while PPS belongs to the thermoplastics. There are 8 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.

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

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Material Properties

Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa 80
95 to 160
Density, g/cm3 0.7
1.3 to 1.7
Elongation at Break, % 3.0
2.5 to 11
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1680
910 to 1000
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
16 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37
30 to 52
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 40
75 to 190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 4.0
20 to 45