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Boron Carbide vs. Zinc Selenide

Boron carbide belongs to the non-oxide engineering ceramics classification, while zinc selenide belongs to the non-glass optical ceramics. There are 9 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, 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 boron carbide and the bottom bar is zinc selenide.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.1 to 2.7
5.3
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 240 to 460
69
Poisson's Ratio 0.17 to 0.19
0.28
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 950
340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 63 to 100
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 91 to 100
26
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 31 to 90
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16 to 38
9.5
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 4.5 to 5.6
7.3