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Hexagonal Boron Nitride vs. Monel 400

Hexagonal boron nitride and Monel 400 belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. Hexagonal boron nitride is a ceramic material, while Monel 400 is a metal. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 10 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (30, 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 hexagonal boron nitride and the bottom bar is Monel 400.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.9 to 2.1
8.9
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 14 to 60
160
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1030 to 2350
1000
Poisson's Ratio 0.11
0.32
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 840 to 1610
430
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.1 to 18
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 42 to 69
21
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29 to 96
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.9 to 34
6.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 0.54 to 18
14