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Carbon-carbon vs. C47000 Brass

Carbon-carbon and C47000 brass belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. Carbon-carbon is a ceramic material, while C47000 brass is a metal. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (17, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is carbon-carbon and the bottom bar is C47000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 95
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 36
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 19
380

Thermal Properties

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 2400
120
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 760
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 4.0
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.7
8.0

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 31
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 89
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 3.0
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 31
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.5
13