Carbon-carbon vs. LCP
Carbon-carbon and LCP belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. Carbon-carbon 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 8 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (19, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is carbon-carbon and the bottom bar is LCP.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.7 | |
| 1.4 to 1.6 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 95 | |
| 11 to 24 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 760 | |
| 1020 to 1200 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 31 | |
| 4.4 to 8.9 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 89 | |
| 51 to 65 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 3.0 | |
| 33 to 43 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.1 | |
| 45 to 56 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 19 | |
| 180 to 230 |