GL24c vs GL26c

GL26c is 1.1 times as stiff as GL24c. Their densities are about the same. Per unit mass they are about equally stiff (27.5 and 28.57 MJ/kg). Strength: f_m,k = 24 MPa for GL24c, f_m,k = 26 MPa for GL26c.

GL24c EN 14080:2013 GL26c EN 14080:2013

Side by side

ratio = GL26c / GL24c · log scale

Property	GL24c	GL26c	Unit	Ratio
E₁ Modulus, direction 1	11	12	GPa	1.09×
E₂ Modulus, direction 2	0.3	0.3	GPa	1×
E₃ Modulus, direction 3	0.3	0.3	GPa	1×
G₁₂ Shear modulus 1-2	0.65	0.65	GPa	1×
G₁₃ Shear modulus 1-3	0.65	0.65	GPa	1×
E₀,₀₅ Modulus parallel to grain, 5 % fractile	9.1	10	GPa	1.1×
G₀₅ Shear modulus, 5 % fractile	0.54	0.54	GPa	1×
ρ Density	400	420	kg/m³	1.05×
ρ_k Density, characteristic (5 % fractile)	365	385	kg/m³	1.05×
f_m,k Bending strength	24	26	MPa	1.08×
f_t,0,k Tension parallel to grain	17	19	MPa	1.12×
f_t,90,k Tension perpendicular to grain	0.5	0.5	MPa	1×
f_c,0,k Compression parallel to grain	21.5	—	MPa	—
f_c,90,k Compression perpendicular to grain	2.5	2.5	MPa	1×
f_v,k Shear strength	3.5	3.5	MPa	1×
E/ρ Specific stiffness E/ρ · derived	27.5	28.57	MJ/kg	1.04×
c₀ Bar wave speed √(E/ρ) · derived	5244	5345	m/s	1.02×
f/ρ Specific strength f/ρ · derived	60	61.9	kJ/kg	1.03×

Values at the first thickness band or product form of each material (EN 14080:2013; EN 14080:2013). A minimum and a characteristic value are not the same kind of number — read the ratio as a guide. Each material's page lists every band and every source.