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Cork vs. LCP

Cork belongs to the wood-based materials classification, while LCP belongs to the thermoplastics. There are 9 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is cork and the bottom bar is LCP.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 0.15
1.4 to 1.6
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 0.020
11 to 24
Elongation at Break, % 15
1.0 to 3.0
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 2000
1020 to 1200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 0.074
4.4 to 8.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 60
51 to 65
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 1.6
33 to 43
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
45 to 56
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 0.85
180 to 230