Zircon vs. Ferrite
Both zircon and ferrite are oxide-based engineering ceramics. There are 8 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is zircon and the bottom bar is ferrite.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 3.9 | |
| 4.7 to 4.8 |
| Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 MHz | 8.8 | |
| 12 to 270 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 450 | |
| 120 to 150 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 | |
| 2.8 to 4.1 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 6.2 to 8.0 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 290 | |
| 48 to 71 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 3.5 | |
| 3.9 to 6.3 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 5.0 | |
| 8.0 to 9.3 |