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Carbon-carbon vs. NEMA Laminate

Carbon-carbon and NEMA laminate belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. Carbon-carbon is a ceramic material, while NEMA laminate is polymeric. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 7 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (20, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is carbon-carbon and the bottom bar is NEMA laminate.

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Material Properties

Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa 240
190 to 360
Density, g/cm3 1.7
1.3 to 1.9
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 2400
120 to 200
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 3.0
8.3 to 40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1
17 to 50
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 19
55 to 260
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 4.0
9.0 to 20