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Carbon-carbon vs. Lithium Fluoride

Carbon-carbon belongs to the non-oxide engineering ceramics classification, while lithium fluoride belongs to the non-glass optical ceramics. There are 10 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is carbon-carbon and the bottom bar is lithium fluoride.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.7
2.6
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 95
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 36
52
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 760
1560
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 31
24
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 89
62
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 31
2.9
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 4.0
32