Hexagonal Boron Nitride vs. CVD Diamond
Both hexagonal boron nitride and CVD diamond are non-oxide engineering ceramics. There are 12 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is hexagonal boron nitride and the bottom bar is CVD diamond.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 14 to 60 | |
| 1050 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.11 | |
| 0.1 |
Thermal Properties
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 840 to 1610 | |
| 500 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 29 to 96 | |
| 1900 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 0.54 to 18 | |
| 1.0 |
Electrical Properties
| Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 MHz | 4.0 to 4.4 | |
| 5.7 |
| Electrical Dissipation At 1 MHz | 0.00075 to 0.0018 | |
| 0.00020 |
| Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude, 10x Ω-m | 13 to 15 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.9 to 2.1 | |
| 3.5 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 4.1 to 18 | |
| 170 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 42 to 69 | |
| 96 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 9.9 to 34 | |
| 1080 |