MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

Alpha Quartz vs. Carbon-carbon

Alpha quartz belongs to the non-glass optical ceramics classification, while carbon-carbon belongs to the non-oxide engineering ceramics. There are 10 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is alpha quartz and the bottom bar is carbon-carbon.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.7
1.7
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 91
95
Poisson's Ratio 0.13
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 31
36
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 720
760
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 19
31
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 57
89
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 8.5
40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
31
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.5
4.0