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Sandstone vs. Hafnia

Sandstone belongs to the natural stone classification, while hafnia belongs to the oxide-based engineering ceramics. There are 9 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 hafnia.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.6
9.7
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 38
57
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
2800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
3.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 43
13
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 5.6
1.1
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.4
0.95
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
6.0