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Hexagonal Boron Nitride vs. Yttria

Hexagonal boron nitride belongs to the non-oxide engineering ceramics classification, while yttria belongs to the oxide-based engineering ceramics. There are 10 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 yttria.

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Material Properties

Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa 21 to 250
390
Density, g/cm3 1.9 to 2.1
5.0
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 14 to 60
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1030 to 2350
2000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 840 to 1610
440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.1 to 18
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 42 to 69
32
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29 to 96
0.3
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.9 to 34
0.14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 0.54 to 18
8.0