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Granite vs. Cadmium Telluride

Granite belongs to the natural stone classification, while cadmium telluride belongs to the non-glass optical ceramics. There are 9 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, 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 granite and the bottom bar is cadmium telluride.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.9
5.9
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.41
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 840
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
4.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
20
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 2.7
5.0
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 1.1
4.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 7.4
5.9