Silicon Carbide vs. Zircon
Silicon carbide belongs to the non-oxide engineering ceramics classification, while zircon belongs to the oxide-based engineering ceramics. There are 8 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 silicon carbide and the bottom bar is zircon.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 3.0 to 3.2 | |
| 3.9 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 410 to 600 | |
| 450 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 500 to 1590 | |
| 1650 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 34 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 38 | |
| 25 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 210 to 370 | |
| 290 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 120 to 170 | |
| 3.5 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 4.0 to 4.5 | |
| 5.0 |