Zircon vs. Grade A Lava
Both zircon and grade A lava are oxide-based engineering ceramics. There are 10 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is zircon and the bottom bar is grade A lava.
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Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 3.9 | |
| 2.3 to 2.5 |
| Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity) At 1 MHz | 8.8 | |
| 5.3 to 5.8 |
| Dielectric Strength (Breakdown Potential), kV/mm | 7.9 | |
| 3.2 to 3.9 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 450 | |
| 28 to 69 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1650 | |
| 650 to 1130 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 | |
| 0.77 to 2.5 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 3.2 to 7.3 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 290 | |
| 6.9 to 21 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 3.5 | |
| 2.0 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 5.0 | |
| 2.5 to 3.3 |