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FKM Rubber vs. Silicon Carbide

FKM rubber and silicon carbide belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. FKM rubber is a polymeric material, while silicon carbide is ceramic. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 5 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (18, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is FKM rubber and the bottom bar is silicon carbide.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.8
3.0 to 3.2
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
500 to 1590
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 1.1
18 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 4.7
24 to 38
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 7.5
210 to 370