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Gallium Arsenide vs. Tungsten Carbide

Gallium arsenide belongs to the non-glass optical ceramics classification, while tungsten carbide belongs to the non-oxide engineering ceramics. There are 10 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, 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 gallium arsenide and the bottom bar is tungsten carbide.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 5.3
15
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 85
630
Knoop Hardness 750
1670
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.24
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.9
24
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 28
20
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
85
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 25
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 5.6
5.4