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Plywood vs. SLA Resin Standard

Compare Plywood vs. SLA Resin Standard strength, stiffness, weight and thermal properties.

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PlywoodNatural
SLA Resin Standard3D printed (SLA resin)
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Mechanical
Yield strengthnot given (tensile used)not given (tensile used)
Ultimate tensile strength41.4MPasourcemodulus of rupture (no direct tensile value)60MPasourcetypical
Flexural strength41.4MPasourcestatic bending MOR (Douglas-fir); range 33.72-42.61 across species105MPasourcetypical
Elongation at breaknot sourced8%sourcetypical
Young's modulus (stiffness)7.45GPasourcestatic bending MOE of the panel (Douglas-fir); range 6.96-8.55 across species2.75GPasourcetypical
Densitynot sourcednot sourced
Strength to weightnot sourcednot sourced
Stiffness to weightnot sourcednot sourced
Poisson's rationot sourcednot sourced
Shear modulusnot sourcednot sourced
Bulk modulusnot sourcednot sourced
Speed of soundnot sourcednot sourced
Thermal
Thermal conductivity0.12W/m·KsourceAPA-recommended design value (Douglas-fir plywood), as reported by FPL/ORNLnot sourced
Thermal expansion3.1–4.5µm/m·Ksourcebase material: solid wood parallel to grain, ovendry, range across speciesnot sourced
100 mm part over a 50 °C swing19µm growthnot sourced
Specific heat1,700J/kg·Ksourcebase material: solid wood (all species), 12% MC, 27 Cnot sourced
Heats up and cools (diffusivity)not sourcednot sourced
Thermal shock resistancenot sourcednot sourced
Max service temperaturenot sourced59°CsourceHDT 1.8 MPa
Values forDouglas-fir plywood sheathing (construction plywood per PS 1), static bending properties from USDA FPL Wood Handbook FPL-GTR-282 Ch. 12 Table 12-2 (Biblis 2000)Formlabs Clear Resin V5 (FLGPCL05), TDS Rev. 01 March 20, 2024; printed on Form 4 at 100 µm, washed 5 min in >=99% IPA, post-cured 15 min at 60 °C in Form Cure. Orientation not stated.

Every value links to the document that states it. "Not sourced" means no citable source states it (or only a specification minimum); figures computed from it are left out too.

SLA Resin Standard is 3D printed: its properties depend on build direction and print settings; these are typical values.

Questions

Is Plywood stronger than SLA Resin Standard?

SLA Resin Standard is stronger: its tensile strength is 60 MPa against 41.4 MPa for Plywood (45%).

Which is stiffer, Plywood or SLA Resin Standard?

Plywood is stiffer: Young's modulus 7.45 GPa against 2.75 GPa for SLA Resin Standard, so the same part in Plywood deflects less under the same load.

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