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Silica Aerogel vs. SiAlON

Silica aerogel belongs to the oxide-based engineering ceramics classification, while SiAlON belongs to the non-oxide 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 silica aerogel and the bottom bar is SiAlON.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 0.0050
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.2
0.23
Shear Modulus, GPa 0.0030
120
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 0.016
190

Thermal Properties

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 0.016
19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 2.0
3.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 0.1
3.3

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 0.028
50
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 57
67
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 0.044
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 1.4
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 110
13