Carbon-carbon vs. C-820 Magnesia Ceramic
Carbon-carbon belongs to the non-oxide engineering ceramics classification, while C-820 magnesia ceramic belongs to the oxide-based engineering ceramics. There are 8 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is carbon-carbon and the bottom bar is C-820 magnesia ceramic.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.7 | |
| 2.7 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 95 | |
| 100 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 760 | |
| 950 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 31 | |
| 21 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 89 | |
| 58 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 40 | |
| 8.0 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 31 | |
| 3.1 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 4.0 | |
| 11 |