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Aluminum 5052-H32 vs. Wood Compare Aluminum 5052-H32 vs. Wood strength, stiffness, weight and thermal properties.
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Questions Is Aluminum 5052-H32 stronger than Wood? Aluminum 5052-H32 is stronger: its yield strength is 195 MPa against tensile strength 99 MPa for Wood (1.97x).
Which is stiffer, Aluminum 5052-H32 or Wood? Aluminum 5052-H32 is stiffer: Young's modulus 70 GPa against 12.5 GPa for Wood, so the same part in Aluminum 5052-H32 deflects less under the same load.
Which conducts heat better, Aluminum 5052-H32 or Wood? Aluminum 5052-H32 conducts heat better: 138 W/m·K against 0.18 W/m·K for Wood.
Which expands less with temperature? Wood expands less: 3.8 µm/m·K against 23.8 µm/m·K for Aluminum 5052-H32.
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