Hardwood vs. PP Homopolymer

Hardwood 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 hardwood and the bottom bar is PP homopolymer.

Hardwood Polypropylene (PP) Homopolymer

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Material Properties

Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa		40
Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa		45 to 64

Density, g/cm³		0.7
Density, g/cm³		0.91 to 1.2

Elongation at Break, %		2.0
Elongation at Break, %		3.0 to 80

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		1260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		1230 to 1900

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		32
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		11 to 21

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		59
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		27 to 37

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		36 to 93

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		6.0
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		30 to 90

Hardwood vs. PP Homopolymer

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