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EPDM Rubber vs. Machinable Glass-ceramic

EPDM rubber and machinable glass-ceramic belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. EPDM rubber is a polymeric material, while machinable glass-ceramic is ceramic. 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 (20, 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 EPDM rubber and the bottom bar is machinable glass-ceramic.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.0
2.7
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
760
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 2000
790
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 3.6
8.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
16
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 13
84
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 0.2
1.2
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 0.1
0.56