Aluminum Nitride vs. Ferrite
Aluminum nitride belongs to the non-oxide engineering ceramics classification, while ferrite belongs to the oxide-based engineering ceramics. There are 14 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is aluminum nitride and the bottom bar is ferrite.
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Mechanical Properties
| Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa | 2100 | |
| 430 to 2000 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 330 | |
| 120 to 140 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 190 to 400 | |
| 120 to 150 |
| Fracture Toughness, MPa-m1/2 | 2.9 | |
| 1.4 to 1.5 |
| Knoop Hardness | 1160 | |
| 630 to 700 |
Thermal Properties
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 780 | |
| 710 to 1050 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 80 to 190 | |
| 3.9 to 6.3 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 4.2 to 5.4 | |
| 8.0 to 9.3 |
Electrical Properties
| Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 MHz | 6.9 to 28 | |
| 12 to 270 |
| Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude, 10x Ω-m | 10 to 12 | |
| 1.0 to 1.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.9 to 3.3 | |
| 4.7 to 4.8 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 55 to 63 | |
| 15 to 16 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 69 to 80 | |
| 35 to 36 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 31 to 74 | |
| 0.78 to 1.9 |