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Typical Material Properties

Material

Youngs
Modulus
(psi)

Poissons
Ratio

EX

NUXY

Steel
Cast Iron
Aluminum
(pure)
Copper (pure)

29.0 e6
15.0 e6
10.0 e6

0.29
0.27
0.33

15.6 e6

LEXAN
ABS
HIPS
PVC (flexible)
PP (unfilled)
PP (permatuf)
Door magnet
Glass
(common)
Glass
(radiant)
EPS
(styrafoam)
R11 foam
R141B foam
Fiberglass

Units
ANSYS

Air @ 75oF
Water @ 32oF
Ice @ 32oF

Density

lb s 2 / in 4
DENS

Thermal
Conductivity

Specific Heat

Thermal
Expansion

Btu / s in F Btu s / lb s 2 Fin / in F


KXX

ALPX

732 e-6
682 e-6
247 e-6

606 e-6
727 e-6
3000 e-6

42.5
38.5
82.7

6.7 e-6
5.9 e-6
13.0 e-6

0.36

833 e-6

5370 e-6

35.3

9.2 e-6

0.36 e6
0.35 e6
0.34 e6
0.001 e6 *
0.281 e6
0.306 e6

0.38
0.38
0.37
0.40
0.38 *
0.38

45.0 e-6
42.0 e-6
35.0 e-6
47.0 e-6
38.0 e-6

0.24

2.25 e-6
3.0 e-6 *
1.9 e-6
2.8 e-6
3.2 e-6
165 e-6
13.7 e-6

135.2
125.6
125.6

10.0 e6

98.3 e-6
98.3 e-6
98.2 e-6
135 e-6
84.0 e-6
83.2 e-6
350 e-6
243 e-6

13.4 e6

0.25

238.4 e-6

0.001 e6 *

0.40 *

3.0 e-6 *

0.46 e-6

80.0 *

20 e-6

600-1000

0.40 *

7.4 e-6

85.0 *

30 e-6

16.5 e-6

0.238 e-6
0.257 e-6
0.505 e-6

0.1 e-6
93.5 e-6
93.5 e-6

0.324 e-6
8.0 e-6
29.2 e-6

92.7
386.4
180.0

71.0
76.9

5.0 e-6
0.0

80.0 *

28.3 e-6

Notes:
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All Values are in units suitable for use in ANSYS English unit model ( in lb Btu s F ).
All * values are approximate.
Multiply KXX by 4.34e4 to convert to Btu / hr ft F .
Unless otherwise specified, all values are @ 70 oF.
Gravity = g = 386 in/s 2
Density = lb/in 3/g

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