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Cadmium Telluride vs. Grade 350 Maraging Steel

Cadmium telluride and grade 350 maraging steel belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. Cadmium telluride is a ceramic material, while grade 350 maraging steel is a metal. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 8 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (23, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is cadmium telluride and the bottom bar is grade 350 maraging steel.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 5.9
8.2
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
190
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1090
1420
Poisson's Ratio 0.41
0.3
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 210
450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 5.9
12