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Bamboo Plywood vs. PP Homopolymer

Bamboo plywood belongs to the wood-based materials classification, while PP homopolymer belongs to the thermoplastics. There are 8 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 PP homopolymer.

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Material Properties

Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa 80
45 to 64
Density, g/cm3 0.7
0.91 to 1.2
Elongation at Break, % 3.0
3.0 to 80
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1680
1230 to 1900
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
11 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 37
27 to 37
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 40
36 to 93
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 4.0
30 to 90