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Beryllia vs. LCP

Beryllia and LCP belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. Beryllia is a ceramic material, while LCP is polymeric. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 9 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (18, 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 beryllia and the bottom bar is LCP.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.9
1.4 to 1.6
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 350
11 to 24
Flexural Strength, MPa 240
160 to 320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1050
1020 to 1200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 67
4.4 to 8.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 82
51 to 65
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
33 to 43
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
45 to 56
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140
180 to 230