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Aluminum Titanate vs. Alpha Quartz

Aluminum titanate belongs to the oxide-based engineering ceramics classification, while alpha quartz belongs to the non-glass optical ceramics. There are 6 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is aluminum titanate and the bottom bar is alpha quartz.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 3.2
2.7
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 13
91
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 2.2
19
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
57
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 1.6
8.5
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 2.9
9.5