C-130 Aluminous Porcelain vs. Mullite
Both C-130 aluminous porcelain and mullite are oxide-based engineering ceramics. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C-130 aluminous porcelain and the bottom bar is mullite.
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Mechanical Properties
| Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa | 590 | |
| 800 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 110 to 170 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 160 | |
| 130 to 160 |
| Fracture Toughness, MPa-m1/2 | 2.0 | |
| 2.0 |
| Knoop Hardness | 600 | |
| 750 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.17 | |
| 0.25 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 130 | |
| 160 |
Thermal Properties
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1170 | |
| 1680 |
| Maximum Thermal Shock, °C | 170 | |
| 170 to 230 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 850 | |
| 950 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 2.8 | |
| 3.5 to 11 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 5.7 | |
| 5.8 |
Electrical Properties
| Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 Hz | 6.8 | |
| 8.0 |
| Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 MHz | 6.5 | |
| 6.3 |
| Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm | 23 | |
| 16 to 17 |
| Electrical Dissipation At 1 MHz | 0.013 | |
| 0.0025 |
| Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude, 10x Ω-m | 11 | |
| 10 to 11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
| 2.7 to 3.0 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 24 | |
| 22 to 31 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 61 | |
| 58 to 62 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 15 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 22 to 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 1.2 | |
| 1.4 to 3.7 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 | |
| 12 to 19 |