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Carbon-carbon vs. PCL

Carbon-carbon and PCL belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. Carbon-carbon is a ceramic material, while PCL 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 (16, in this case) are not shown.

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

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.7
1.1
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 95
1.2
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 2400
40
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 31
0.61
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 89
32
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 3.0
2.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1
9.4
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 19
10