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Optical Silicon vs. Hafnia

Optical silicon belongs to the non-glass optical ceramics classification, while hafnia belongs to the oxide-based engineering ceramics. There are 10 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, 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 optical silicon and the bottom bar is hafnia.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.3
9.7
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 150
57
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1350
2800
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
2900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 700
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 35
3.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 75
13
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
1.1
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 93
0.95
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 3.0
6.0