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Silica Aerogel vs. Steatite

Both silica aerogel and steatite are oxide-based engineering ceramics. There are 11 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, 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 steatite.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 0.0050
68 to 120
Poisson's Ratio 0.2
0.23
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 0.016
60 to 220

Thermal Properties

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 0.016
1.8 to 2.5
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 2.0
7.0 to 9.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 0.1
1.9 to 2.8

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 0.028
14 to 32
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 57
52 to 83
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 0.044
6.4 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 1.4
13 to 42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 110
5.1 to 33