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Ceria vs. Alpha Quartz

Ceria belongs to the oxide-based engineering ceramics classification, while alpha quartz belongs to the non-glass optical ceramics. There are 7 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 ceria and the bottom bar is alpha quartz.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.6
2.7
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
91
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 2340
1590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
19
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
57
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
9.5