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Spruce-pine-fir vs. ASA

Spruce-pine-fir belongs to the wood-based materials classification, while ASA belongs to the thermoplastics. There are 13 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 spruce-pine-fir and the bottom bar is ASA.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 16
2.6
Elongation at Break, % 1.5
6.0
Shear Modulus, GPa 1.2
0.8
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 85
55

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1380
1300
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 0.12
0.18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 6.5
95

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 0.5
1.1

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 18
1.3
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 47
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 86
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 0.17
0.13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 58
16