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Alumina vs. SAE-AISI P6 Steel

Alumina and SAE-AISI P6 steel belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. Alumina is a ceramic material, while SAE-AISI P6 steel is a metal. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 14 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (21, 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 alumina and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI P6 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220 to 370
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.22 to 0.24
0.29
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210 to 290
630 to 1930

Thermal Properties

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 2040
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870 to 940
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14 to 30
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 6.7 to 8.2
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 3.4 to 4.1
7.9

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 35 to 53
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 57 to 62
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 23
22 to 68
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 28
21 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7 to 10
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.9 to 14
21 to 63