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Cadmium Telluride vs. Granite

Cadmium telluride belongs to the non-glass optical ceramics classification, while granite belongs to the natural stone. There are 9 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 cadmium telluride and the bottom bar is granite.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 5.9
2.9
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
70
Poisson's Ratio 0.41
0.25
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 210
840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
48
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 5.0
2.7
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
1.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 5.9
7.4