Boron Carbide vs. C-310 Titania-based Ceramic
Boron carbide belongs to the non-oxide engineering ceramics classification, while C-310 titania-based ceramic belongs to the oxide-based engineering ceramics. There are 7 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (17, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is boron carbide and the bottom bar is C-310 titania-based ceramic.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.1 to 2.7 | |
| 3.7 |
| Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude, 10x Ω-m | 0 to 11 | |
| 10 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 170 to 410 | |
| 75 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 950 | |
| 750 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 31 to 90 | |
| 3.5 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 16 to 38 | |
| 1.3 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 4.5 to 5.6 | |
| 7.0 |