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Forsterite vs. Tungsten Carbide

Forsterite belongs to the oxide-based engineering ceramics classification, while tungsten carbide belongs to the non-oxide engineering ceramics. There are 6 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, 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 forsterite and the bottom bar is tungsten carbide.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.1 to 3.1
15
Flexural Strength, MPa 40 to 160
1830
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 850
280
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 1.7 to 3.5
85
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 0.94 to 1.3
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.0 to 10
5.4