Carbon-carbon vs. PET
Carbon-carbon and PET belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. Carbon-carbon is a ceramic material, while PET is polymeric. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 9 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (21, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is carbon-carbon and the bottom bar is PET.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.7 | |
| 1.4 to 1.6 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 95 | |
| 3.5 to 11 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 2400 | |
| 80 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 760 | |
| 1000 to 1150 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 31 | |
| 1.2 to 4.4 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 89 | |
| 32 to 54 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 3.0 | |
| 12 to 27 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.1 | |
| 25 to 41 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 19 | |
| 60 to 140 |