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Which is more buoyant, balsa or cork? (5 posts / 782 views)
Keebs
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Post #1 28 Jul 2020 17:30
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duggs
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Post #2 28 Jul 2020 17:46
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They're both natural materials so natural variation will play a big role. any decision between the two would be decided by the other properties for me

Balsa has a specific gravity of .16, I can't seem to find a sg for Cork, possibly because it will be more variable depending on how its processed
Old-Cornishman
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Post #3 28 Jul 2020 18:10
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.240 solid, .160 ground but I've also seen figure as high as .4 (which surprised me) so it looks like balsa is more buoyant.
Keebs
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Post #4 28 Jul 2020 18:12
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duggs
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Post #5 28 Jul 2020 18:13
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That's the sort of variation I was finding, hard to give an answer with that
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