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Carbon-carbon vs. PP Homopolymer

Carbon-carbon and PP homopolymer belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. Carbon-carbon is a ceramic material, while PP homopolymer 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 (20, in this case) are not shown.

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

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Material Properties

Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa 240
45 to 64
Density, g/cm3 1.7
0.91 to 1.2
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 2400
120
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 760
1230 to 1900
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 3.0
11 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1
27 to 37
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 19
36 to 93
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 4.0
30 to 90