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ASTM A217 Cast Steel vs. Cadmium Telluride

ASTM A217 cast steel and cadmium telluride belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. ASTM A217 cast steel is a metal, while cadmium telluride is a ceramic material. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 10 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (25, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A217 cast steel and the bottom bar is cadmium telluride.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.8
5.9
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
45
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410 to 1420
1090
Poisson's Ratio 0.28 to 0.29
0.41
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 14
4.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 25
20
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26 to 50
5.0
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9 to 14
4.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
5.9