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Carbon-carbon vs. 90-silver 10-cadmium-oxide

Carbon-carbon and 90-silver 10-cadmium-oxide belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. Carbon-carbon is a ceramic material, while 90-silver 10-cadmium-oxide is a metal. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 6 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is carbon-carbon and the bottom bar is 90-silver 10-cadmium-oxide.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.7
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 0.090
72 to 100
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 0.48
64 to 91
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 3.0
7.0 to 11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1
8.8 to 12
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 19
260 to 400