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Optical Silicon vs. Yttria

Optical silicon belongs to the non-glass optical ceramics classification, while yttria belongs to the oxide-based engineering ceramics. There are 12 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, 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 yttria.

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Mechanical Properties

Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa 120
390
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 150
120

Thermal Properties

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1350
2000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
2440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 700
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
0.3
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 3.0
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.3
5.0
Light Transmission Range, µm 1.2 to 15
0.3 to 12

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 35
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 75
32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 93
0.14