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Fused Silica vs. Hafnia

Fused silica belongs to the glass and glass-ceramics classification, while hafnia belongs to the oxide-based engineering ceramics. There are 11 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, 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 fused silica and the bottom bar is hafnia.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
57

Thermal Properties

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
2800
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1900
2900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 720
120
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 1.4
1.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 0.5
6.0

Electrical Properties

Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude, 10x Ω-m 14
9.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.2
9.7

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 18
3.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 63
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 0.85
0.95