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Sandstone vs. Ceria

Sandstone belongs to the natural stone classification, while ceria belongs to the oxide-based engineering ceramics. There are 8 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 sandstone and the bottom bar is ceria.

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Material Properties

Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa 120
590
Density, g/cm3 2.6
7.6
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 38
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 43
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11