Graphite properties

Graphite properties

Graphite properties determine the variety of the areas of its applications in industry, transport, energetics, defence, medicine, science, sport.

The most important graphite properties:

High thermal resistance;

Low friction and self-lubrication;

High electrical conductivity;        

High thermal conductivity;

Low wettability by liquid metals;

High resistance to neutron radiation.

Most applications utilize unique combinations of graphite properties, such as thermal resistance and elecrical conductivity or thermal conductivity, self-lubrication and low wettability by liquid metals, etc.