Grade A Lava vs. Synthetic Sapphire
Both grade A lava and synthetic sapphire are oxide-based engineering ceramics. There are 13 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade A lava and the bottom bar is synthetic sapphire.
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Mechanical Properties
| Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa | 76 to 170 | |
| 2700 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 28 to 69 | |
| 1090 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 6.9 to 21 | |
| 2470 |
Thermal Properties
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 650 to 1130 | |
| 2000 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 840 | |
| 760 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 2.0 | |
| 30 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 2.5 to 3.3 | |
| 5.3 |
Electrical Properties
| Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 MHz | 5.3 to 5.8 | |
| 10 |
| Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm | 3.2 to 3.9 | |
| 9.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.3 to 2.5 | |
| 4.0 |
Common Calculations
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 0.77 to 2.5 | |
| 170 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 3.2 to 7.3 | |
| 100 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 1.0 | |
| 9.9 |