Nonmetal Material Properties: foam
Rigid PU foam medium density to XPS foam standard
Mechanical, thermal, and physical properties of non-metallic engineering materials including ceramics, polymers, composites, glass, concrete, foam, refractory, stone, wood, natural fibers, and inorganic compounds (oxides, carbides, sulfides, salts, silicates)
| category | material id | compressive strength MPa (MPa) | condition | cte per K (1/K) | density kg m3 (kg/m3) | elastic modulus MPa (MPa) | max service temp C (C) | name | poisson ratio (dimensionless) | shear modulus MPa (MPa) | specific heat J kgK (J/kgK) | standard | thermal conductivity W mK (W/mK) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| foam | Rigid PU foam medium density | 0.7 | foamed | 0.00006 | 80 | 25 | 120 | Rigid Polyurethane Foam (medium density 80 kg/m3) | 0.3 | — | 1,500 | ASTM | 0.034 |
| foam | SiC ceramic foam | 2.5 | reticulated 10ppi | 0.000004 | 320 | 300 | 1,650 | SiC Ceramic Foam (Open-Cell Reticulated 10 ppi) | 0.25 | — | 900 | ASTM C1424 | 8 |
| foam | Silica aerogel granular | — | granular particles | 0.012 | 130 | — | — | Silica Aerogel (Granular Cabot Enova type) | — | — | — | ASTM C177 | — |
| foam | Syntactic foam GM epoxy | 25 | closed cell | 0.000023 | 400 | 1800 | 130 | Syntactic Foam (Glass Microballoon/Epoxy 400 kg/m3) | 0.3 | 700 | 900 | ASTM C365 | — |
| foam | XPS foam standard | 0.17 | foamed | 0.00007 | 30 | 12 | 75 | XPS Foam (extruded polystyrene Type X) | 0.3 | — | 1,300 | ASTM | 0.03 |
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