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LCP vs. Gallium Arsenide

LCP and gallium arsenide belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. LCP is a polymeric material, while gallium arsenide is ceramic. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 6 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, 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 LCP and the bottom bar is gallium arsenide.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.4 to 1.6
5.3
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 11 to 24
85
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 280
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1020 to 1200
360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.4 to 8.9
8.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51 to 65
28