AS4/3501-6 carbon/epoxy vs T300/5208 carbon/epoxy
T300/5208 carbon/epoxy is 1.2 times as stiff as AS4/3501-6 carbon/epoxy. Their densities are about the same. Per unit mass T300/5208 carbon/epoxy is 1.2 times as stiff.
Side by side
ratio = T300/5208 carbon/epoxy / AS4/3501-6 carbon/epoxy · log scale| Property | AS4/3501-6 carbon/epoxy | T300/5208 carbon/epoxy | Unit | Ratio | ¼×1×4× |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E₁ Modulus, direction 1 | 148 | 181 | GPa | 1.22× | |
| E₂ Modulus, direction 2 | 10.5 | 10.3 | GPa | 0.981× | |
| E₃ Modulus, direction 3 | 10.5 | — | GPa | — | |
| G₁₂ Shear modulus 1-2 | 5.61 | 7.17 | GPa | 1.28× | |
| G₁₃ Shear modulus 1-3 | 5.61 | — | GPa | — | |
| G₂₃ Shear modulus 2-3 | 3.17 | — | GPa | — | |
| ν₁₂ Poisson's ratio 1-2 | 0.3 | 0.28 | – | 0.933× | |
| ν₁₃ Poisson's ratio 1-3 | 0.3 | — | – | — | |
| ν₂₃ Poisson's ratio 2-3 | 0.59 | — | – | — | |
| ρ Density | 1520 | 1600 | kg/m³ | 1.05× | |
| α₁ Thermal expansion, direction 1 | — | 0.02 | 10⁻⁶/K | — | |
| α₂ Thermal expansion, direction 2 | — | 22.5 | 10⁻⁶/K | — | |
| V_f Fibre volume fraction | 0.62 | 0.7 | – | 1.13× | |
| X_t Longitudinal tensile strength | — | 1500 | MPa | — | |
| X_c Longitudinal compressive strength | — | 1500 | MPa | — | |
| Y_t Transverse tensile strength | — | 40 | MPa | — | |
| Y_c Transverse compressive strength | — | 246 | MPa | — | |
| S₁₂ In-plane shear strength | — | 68 | MPa | — | |
| E/ρ Specific stiffness E/ρ · derived | 97.37 | 113.1 | MJ/kg | 1.16× | |
| c₀ Bar wave speed √(E/ρ) · derived | 9868 | 10640 | m/s | 1.08× |
Values at the first thickness band or product form of each material (Herakovich (1998); Kaw, Table 2.1). A minimum and a characteristic value are not the same kind of number — read the ratio as a guide. Each material's page lists every band and every source.