Compare materials | Tool-Lifes

Every material in this atlas on the same six axes. Scores are editorial and relative — useful for browsing, not for buying.

SI teaching units — not a conversion tool. °CGPakg

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Compare up to six materials. Check fire and insulation pillars for safety literacy — not a procurement spec.

X is the atlas strength score (stiffness proxy). Y is 100 minus insulation (a crude mass-like proxy). Not measured density or modulus.

Four teaching steps per family. A sketch of sequence, not a plant recipe.

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Metals

Answer teaching questions. Not a certification and not a materials test report.

Will the part see open flame in teaching use?

Teaching pick from published thermal marks. Proxies, not lab measurements.

Sorted by mean score. Click a name to open its hub page.

Material	Strength	Heat resistance	Fire performance	Insulation	Workability	Circularity	Overall
🪨 Mineral woolThermal	16	86	96	86	70	58	69
🔩 SteelMetals	88	72	84	8	80	64	66
👨‍🚒 NomexFire performance	60	88	94	48	62	36	65
🍴 Stainless steelMetals	74	76	86	10	70	68	64
💎 Technical ceramicsCeramics & wood	80	96	94	46	22	44	64
🌡️ Ceramic fibreFire performance	14	98	97	80	50	34	62
🦺 AramidTextiles	94	82	80	36	40	38	62
☁️ AerogelAdvanced solids	12	84	86	98	28	50	60
🏠 Gypsum boardFire performance	24	54	92	34	90	62	59
🥫 AluminiumMetals	62	48	70	12	90	72	59
🪟 GlassCeramics & wood	50	58	88	28	55	70	58
✈️ TitaniumMetals	86	78	80	14	42	48	58
🧯 Intumescent coatingFire performance	8	60	88	70	80	42	58
🔶 CopperMetals	40	55	76	6	88	78	57
🏗️ ConcreteCeramics & wood	70	68	90	22	60	30	57
🌲 WoodCeramics & wood	54	32	34	56	88	76	57
🫧 SiliconePolymers	28	80	62	42	76	40	55
🎋 BambooCeramics & wood	58	28	32	40	84	86	55
🐑 WoolTextiles	32	38	48	72	70	58	53
⬡ GrapheneAdvanced solids	90	88	40	18	20	42	50
🎽 PolyesterTextiles	58	42	24	50	88	34	49
🏎️ Carbon fibreAdvanced solids	96	70	50	24	30	26	49
🪢 NylonTextiles	70	46	26	30	84	32	48
🩺 NitinolAdvanced solids	72	50	78	12	38	36	48
🧽 Polyurethane foamThermal	20	36	28	88	74	32	46
🌱 CottonTextiles	36	28	22	40	86	54	44
🛞 Natural rubberPolymers	48	40	18	38	74	46	44
📦 Vacuum insulated panelThermal	14	40	44	99	24	40	44
🦋 SilkTextiles	44	30	28	34	60	50	41
🍳 PTFEPolymers	22	74	58	32	35	24	41
🧴 PolyethylenePolymers	34	28	16	44	92	28	40
🕯️ Phase-change materialThermal	10	22	24	52	58	48	36
☀️ Perovskite (PV)Advanced solids	18	24	20	8	48	40	26

Is a Euroclass letter a wall rating?

No. Reaction-to-fire letters differ from assembly fire-resistance minutes (R/E/I). See the fire pillar.

What does lower λ mean?

Lower thermal conductivity λ (W/m·K) usually means better bulk insulation. Vacuum/PCM are assemblies, not a single λ.