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Carbon-carbon vs. EPDM Rubber

Carbon-carbon and EPDM rubber belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. Carbon-carbon is a ceramic material, while EPDM rubber is polymeric. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 8 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is carbon-carbon and the bottom bar is EPDM rubber.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.7
1.0
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 2400
160
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 760
2000
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 3.0
3.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1
12
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 19
13
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
0.2
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 31
0.1