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Ceria vs. Hexagonal Boron Nitride

Ceria belongs to the oxide-based engineering ceramics classification, while hexagonal boron nitride belongs to the non-oxide engineering ceramics. There are 9 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 hexagonal boron nitride.

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Material Properties

Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa 590
21 to 250
Density, g/cm3 7.6
1.9 to 2.1
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
14 to 60
Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude, 10x Ω-m 4.0
13 to 15
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1900
1030 to 2350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
840 to 1610
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
4.1 to 18
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
42 to 69
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
0.54 to 18