Bamboo Plywood vs. PP Copolymer
Bamboo plywood belongs to the wood-based materials classification, while PP copolymer belongs to the thermoplastics. There are 9 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 PP copolymer.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 0.7 | |
| 0.9 |
| Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm | 0.5 | |
| 21 to 22 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 18 | |
| 0.9 to 1.1 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.0 | |
| 12 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 0.56 to 0.68 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 120 | |
| 36 to 38 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 | |
| 7.1 to 10 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 37 | |
| 20 to 25 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 40 | |
| 23 to 33 |