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Mechanical and thermal properties of some engineering materials


Material
Young's
modulus
(GPa)
Density
(Mg m-3)
Thermal
expansivity
(K-1 x 10-6)
Thermal
conductivity
(W m-1 K-1)
Mild Steel
208
7.8
15
60
Aluminium
70
2.8
23
230
Titanium
115
4.5
9.5
22
Copper
117
8.9
17
390
Thermoplastic
(e.g. Nylon 6)
~2
1.1
~90
0.2
Thermoset
(e.g. Epoxy resin)
~3
1.3
~60
0.1
Alumina
300
3.9
8
30

Mechanical and thermal properties of some engineering materials