EPDM Rubber vs. Graphite
EPDM rubber and graphite belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. EPDM rubber is a polymeric material, while graphite is ceramic. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 6 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 EPDM rubber and the bottom bar is graphite.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.0 | |
| 1.8 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 160 | |
| 220 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 3.6 | |
| 2.9 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 12 | |
| 8.7 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 13 | |
| 18 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 0.2 | |
| 6.0 |