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Engineering Porcelain vs. Cesium Iodide

Engineering porcelain belongs to the oxide-based engineering ceramics classification, while cesium iodide belongs to the non-glass optical ceramics. There are 11 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (19, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is engineering porcelain and the bottom bar is cesium iodide.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67 to 150
4.0
Knoop Hardness 600
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.17
0.21
Shear Modulus, GPa 34
6.2

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 600 to 1000
200
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 1.8 to 6.5
1.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 2.0 to 6.6
48

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.3 to 3.0
4.5

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 29
0.49
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49 to 65
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 0.73 to 3.9
1.2