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Carbon-carbon vs. C55283 Copper

Carbon-carbon and C55283 copper belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. Carbon-carbon is a ceramic material, while C55283 copper is a metal. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 13 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, 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 C55283 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 95
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 36
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 19
190

Thermal Properties

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 2400
200
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 760
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 4.0
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.7
8.6

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 31
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 89
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 3.0
6.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1
8.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.5
8.0