C-820 Magnesia Ceramic vs. Alumina
Both C-820 magnesia ceramic and alumina are oxide-based engineering ceramics. There are 12 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C-820 magnesia ceramic and the bottom bar is alumina.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 220 to 370 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 53 | |
| 260 to 430 |
Thermal Properties
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 950 | |
| 870 to 940 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 8.0 | |
| 14 to 30 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 6.7 to 8.2 |
Electrical Properties
| Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 Hz | 10 | |
| 8.0 to 9.0 |
| Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 MHz | 9.6 | |
| 7.8 to 11 |
| Electrical Dissipation At 1 MHz | 0.00030 | |
| 0.00049 to 0.0013 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 2.7 | |
| 3.4 to 4.1 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 21 | |
| 35 to 53 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 58 | |
| 57 to 62 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.1 | |
| 3.7 to 10 |