Grade A Lava vs. Magnesium Titanate
Both grade A lava and magnesium titanate are oxide-based engineering ceramics. There are 7 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade A lava and the bottom bar is magnesium titanate.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.3 to 2.5 | |
| 3.5 |
| Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm | 3.2 to 3.9 | |
| 9.1 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 28 to 69 | |
| 80 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 840 | |
| 950 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 2.0 | |
| 3.8 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 1.0 | |
| 1.1 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 2.5 to 3.3 | |
| 8.0 |