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Hardwood vs. PEI

Hardwood belongs to the wood-based materials classification, while PEI belongs to the thermoplastics. There are 15 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 hardwood and the bottom bar is PEI.

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Mechanical Properties

Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa 40
140 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 12
3.4 to 5.6
Elongation at Break, % 2.0
3.0 to 34
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 80
110 to 160

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1260
1050 to 1220
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 0.16
0.18 to 0.23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 6.0
20 to 53

Electrical Properties

Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm 0.5
30 to 33

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 0.7
1.3 to 1.5

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 9.5
1.5 to 2.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 110
39
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
24 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 59
40 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 0.18
0.11 to 0.14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 79
44 to 100