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Magnesium Titanate vs. Synthetic Sapphire

Both magnesium titanate and synthetic sapphire are oxide-based engineering ceramics. There are 8 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (20, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is magnesium titanate and the bottom bar is synthetic sapphire.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 3.5
4.0
Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm 9.1
9.9
Electrical Resistivity Order of Magnitude, 10x Ω-m 9.0
17
Flexural Strength, MPa 80
1090
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 950
760
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 3.8
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 1.1
9.9
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.0
5.3