Hexagonal Boron Nitride vs. Steatite
Hexagonal boron nitride belongs to the non-oxide engineering ceramics classification, while steatite belongs to the oxide-based engineering ceramics. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is hexagonal boron nitride and the bottom bar is steatite.
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Mechanical Properties
| Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa | 21 to 250 | |
| 540 to 620 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 14 to 60 | |
| 68 to 120 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 18 to 140 | |
| 32 to 150 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.11 | |
| 0.23 |
Thermal Properties
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1030 to 2350 | |
| 750 to 1230 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 840 to 1610 | |
| 850 to 860 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 29 to 96 | |
| 1.8 to 2.5 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 0.54 to 18 | |
| 7.0 to 9.0 |
Electrical Properties
| Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 MHz | 4.0 to 4.4 | |
| 5.7 to 6.5 |
| Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm | 61 to 200 | |
| 7.9 to 16 |
| Electrical Dissipation At 1 Hz | 0.0017 | |
| 0.0014 to 0.022 |
| Electrical Dissipation At 1 MHz | 0.00075 to 0.0018 | |
| 0.0010 to 0.0060 |
| Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude, 10x Ω-m | 13 to 15 | |
| 8.0 to 11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.9 to 2.1 | |
| 1.9 to 2.8 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 4.1 to 18 | |
| 14 to 32 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 42 to 69 | |
| 52 to 83 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 9.9 to 34 | |
| 0.79 to 1.1 |